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Say you have 8+2x=5x-22 you would have to either add or subtract the x's to get rid of them, what would you do? It has an equal sign infront of it.
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you would have to either add or subtract the x's to get rid of them, what would you do? It has an equal sign infront of it.

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8+2x=5x-22
-2x -2x
8=3x-22
+22 +22
30=3x
3x=30
x= 30/3
x=10
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