Answer: " x = 5 " .
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Solve for "x" ; Given: " -3x - 8 + 6x = 7 " ;
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Combine the "like terms" on the left-hand side of the equation:
-3x + 6x = + 3x ;
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Rewrite the equation:
3x - 8 = 7 ;
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Add "8" to EACH SIDE of the equation:
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3x - 8 + 8 = 7 + 8 ;
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to get:
3x = 15 ;
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Divide EACH SIDE of the equation by "3" ; to isolate "x" on one side of the equation; and to solve for "x" ;
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3x / 3 = 15 / 3 ;
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x = 5 .
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