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What is the value of x in the equation −x = 6 − 3x + 8?−14−7147

User Sipke Schoorstra
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S={7}

1) Let's solve for x, for the given equation :

-x = 6 -3x +8 Add 3x to both sides

3x-x=-3x+3x +6 +8

2x =14 Divide both sides by 2

x= 7

S={7}

And that is the answer

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