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Solve the linear equation below for x. *
3x + 4 = 8x – 9
A. 2.6 B. 1 C. 1.09 D. 2

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This answer is A, first you subtract 3x from both sides simplify 8x-9-3x to 5x-9, add 9 to both sides, simplify 4+9 to 13, divided both sides by 5 and you’ll get 2.6
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