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Solve the given linear equation.14x + 4 = 8x + 23x =

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We have to solve this linear equation for x:


\begin{gathered} 14x+4=8x+23 \\ 14x-8x+4-4=8x-8x+23-4 \\ 6x+0=0x+19 \\ 6x=19 \\ x=(19)/(6) \\ x\approx3.16\ldots \end{gathered}

The answer is x=19/6

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