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How do you do this problem? 3x+13=x+1

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3 times 13 plus 1 = 40
User Louis Kottmann
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3x+13=x+1, cancel out 13 on both sides.
Now you'll have 3x=x-12. take away 1x from each side.
You now have 2x=-12.
Divide both sides by 2, and you'll have x= -12.
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