What is 11 = 2(8+3x)+49

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Frizi · Answer 1 · 2023-04-27T06:18:26+0000

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve for x first we have to substract 49 from both sides of the equation:

$\begin{gathered} 11-49=2(8+3x)+49-49 \\ -38=2(8+3x) \end{gathered}$

Divide both sides by 2:

$\begin{gathered} -(38)/(2)=(2(8+3x))/(2) \\ -19=8+3x \end{gathered}$

Substract 8 from both sides:

$\begin{gathered} -19-8=8-8+3x \\ -27=3x \end{gathered}$

And divide both sides by 3:

$\begin{gathered} -(27)/(3)=(3x)/(3) \\ -9=x \end{gathered}$

Answer:

x = -9