Explanation:
I'm not sure if the question is
or
, so we can do both:
![(1)/(3)x + 3 = 13](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/nnj73hgzqo53pxotmophqcdwy826zrhmj3.png)
First, let's subtract
from both sides to isolate the
on the left-hand side:
![(1)/(3)x = 10](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/9ylmotxp1qrk05b4d4rxsyw2qb942g7tr3.png)
Next, let's multiply both sides by
to get
by itself:
![x = 30](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/d3cwjxrewnzk8ks20k6oqvzy9gpf2ionds.png)
![(1)/(3x) + 3 = 13](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/1j1khajfoo6c9d0557ry48uwf4tpd8rubb.png)
First, let's subtract
from both sides to isolate the
on the left-hand side:
![(1)/(3x) = 10](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/yfvix1ivv0707012gdarow5k73x7n4w3jz.png)
Next, we can take the reciprocal of both sides to get rid of the fraction on the side with
:
![3x = (1)/(10)](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/n4ra0k0r6u4bw9z3cr8a85tgi97rvile8u.png)
Next, we can divide both sides by
to get
by itself:
![x = (1)/(30)](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/new7ya0tnjoslipv7j3187mo8jplvzqwe9.png)