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Y’all someone help pls 5x-3=21-x

User Wilkas
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The answer is x=4

5x - 3 + x = 21
6x - 3 = 21
6x = 24
x = 4
User Orejano
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5x-3=21-x
6x=24
X=4

You simply have to isolate the variable and then divide by 6 so that x is completely alone.
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