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What is x of 3/4 (x+3) = 9


What is x of 3/4 x + 9/4 = 9

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3/4 (x+3) =9
3/4x + 2.25 = 9
3/4x = 6.75
x=9
User Keyboard
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first, you make 9 into a fraction which would become 36/4
then, subtract 9/4 from both sides so that would give you 3/4x = 27/4
then divide each side by 3/4 (same thing as multiply by its reciprocal) and that would give you x=9
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