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Would appreciate if someone helped me with this.

With the distributive property and combining like terms.
5x + 33 = 3 (6x - 10) + 11

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Hopefully this is a little easier to understand :)
Would appreciate if someone helped me with this. With the distributive property and-example-1
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Answer:

x=4

Explanation:

5x + 33 = 18x-30 + 11

Add the numbers

5x + 33 = 18x-19

Subtract 33 from both sides of the equation

5x + 33-33 = 18x-19-33

5x=18x-52

Subtract 18x from both sides of the equation

5x-18x = 18x-52-18x

-13x = -52

-13x/-13 = -52/-13

x=4

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