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24 - 10x = 9 (ignore---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------)

User Sean Amos
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\fbox{x=$(3)/(2)$} or
\fbox{x=1.5}

Simplify Equation:


24-10x=9


-10x+24=9

Subtract 24 from both sides:


-10x+24-24=9-24


-10x=-15

Divide both sides by -10:


(-10x)/(-10) =(-15)/(-10)


x=(3)/(2) or
x=1.5

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