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2(3x + 5) = 22
what is X?

User Mikkola
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Answer:

x = 2

Explanation:

2(3x + 5) = 22

6x + 10 = 22

6x = 12

x = 2

User Loreny
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first divide both sides by 2 so that we can get rid of the parentheses, so we get

(3x + 5) = 11
now subtract 5 from both sides

3x = 6
then finally we want x alone so we'll divide both sides by 3 and get our final answer!

x = 2
User Kumar Reddy
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