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SOLVE IT SO MANY POINT

3(7x+ 1) = 21

User Chad Grant
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First, you would simplify both sides of the equal signs, to do this, you would use the distributive property.
21x + 3 = 21

Then, you would subtract 3 from both sides.
21x = 18

Your final step would be to isolate the x, divide both sides by 21.

Your answer would be x = 6/7

I hope this helps!

User Dmackerman
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3(7x+ 1) = 21
21x + 3 = 21
21x = 18
x = 6/7

hope this helps!
User BjoernD
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