Question

Explain how you would slove 3x-8=20

Answer 1

`\begin{gathered} 3x-8=20 \\ \text{Solve for x:} \\ \text{Add 8 to both sides:} \\ 3x-8+8=20+8 \\ 3x=28 \\ \text{Divide both sides by 3:} \\ (3x)/(3)=(28)/(3) \\ \\ x=(28)/(3)\approx9.333 \end{gathered}`

`(28)/(3)=9\cdot(1)/(3)`