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1/8(8x + 15) = 24 solving for x

User Cootri
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1/8(8x + 15) = 24
1/8 (8x) + 15(1/8) = 24
x + 15/8 = 24
x = 24 - 15/8
x = 24-1.875
x = 22.125
User Abhishek Mehta
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(1/8)*(8*x+15)-24 = 0
(1/8)*(8*x+15) = -24=0
1/8*(8*x+15)-24 = 0
1/8*(8*x+15)-24 = 0
x-177/8 = 0
x = 177/8
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