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If 76x−11=72x 1, what is the value of x?

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Answer:

The answer that you're looking for is x = 3

Explanation:

You start with the equation:

76x-11=72x+1

You then want to separate the variables and constants so you do the inverse of positive 72 which is to subtract 72x from each side.

(76x-72x)-11=(72x-72x)+1
4x-11=1


After that, you add the inverse of -11 which is adding 11 to both sides to leave 4x by itself.

4x(-11+11)=(1+11)
4x=12


You then finally divide 4 by both sides giving you x = 3 as the final answer.

4x/4=12/4
x = 3


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