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Need help walking through with finding X. Thank you!

Need help walking through with finding X. Thank you!-example-1

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Im a genius in this!! So 3x = 17-8
3x = 9
X= 9/3
X= 3
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User Renke Grunwald
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3x + 8 = 17

Subtract 8 from both sides

3x + 8 - 8 = 17 - 8

Simplifying

3x = 9

Divide both sides by 3

3x/3 = 9/3

Simplifying

x = 3


Answer

x = 3

User Bastien D
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