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If 8597 - x = 7429 -4358 , find x​

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Answer:

x=5526

Explanation:

8597-x=7429-4358

Combine like terms

8597-x=3071

Group all constants on the right side of the equation

8597-x=3071

Subtract 8597 from both sides

(8597- x )-8597=3071-8597

Group like terms

-x+(8597-8597)=3071-8597

Simplify the arithmetic

-x=3071-8597

Simplify the arithmetic

-x=-5526

Isolate the x

-x=-5526

Multiply both sides by-1

-X x -1=-5526 x -1 the small x is for multiplication

Remove the one(s)

X=-5526 x -1

Simplify the arithmetic

x=5526

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