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Can someone tell me how to do this?
solve 4x + 3 = 11
x = ?​

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Answer:

x = 2

Explanation:

4x + 3 = 11

(4x + 3) - 3 = 11 - 3

4x = 8

4x/4 = 8/4

x = 2

As you can see, to isolate x, we must do the opposite operations to both sides.

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