Question

Is 3x – 1= 7 and
3x = 8 equivalent

Answer 1

Yes simply get rid of the negative 1

Answer 2

`\huge\boxed{Answer\hookleftarrow}`

Take the 1st equation & solve it :-

`3x - 1 = 7 \\ 3x = 7 + 1 \\ 3x = 8`

Now, take the second equation :-

`3x = 8`

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So, from the 2 solved equations we can see that,

`\large\bold{3x = 8 \ is \ equivalent \ (=) \ 3x = 8 }`

✐ The answer will be ⇻ Yes, 3x – 1= 7 and 3x = 8 are equivalent to each other.

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