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3x-8=25 solve for x

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X=11
Because
3x-8=25
+8. +8

3x=33 , then you divide 33 by 3 to get x alone and it's 11, so X=11.
User Theabraham
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Add 8 to both sides
3x=33
Divide both sides by 3
x=11

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