Solve for x: 3x - 8 = 7 - QAmmunity.org

Mehran asked Mar 16, 2023

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Solve for x: 3x - 8 = 7

Mehran asked Mar 16, 2023

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Solution

3x -8 =7

We can begin adding 8 in both sides and we got:

3x -8+8 = 7+8

3x = 15

Now we can divide both sides by 3 and we got:

x = 15/3 =5

Answer x=5

Myron Marston answered Mar 23, 2023

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