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-8 = 2x - 14 value of x

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Answer:

3

Explanation:

Hello there fellow human!

Making x the subject of the formula, you

Note: when solving algebraic equations, you MUST do to one side what you do to the other!

Add 14 to both sides

-8 + 14 = 2x - 14 +14

; 6 = 2x

Divide both sides by 2

6/2 = (2x)/2

3 = x; x = 3

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Answer:

3

Explanation:

(given) -8 = 2x - 14

(add 14 to both sides) 6 = 2x

(divde both sides by 2) 3 = x

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