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5x + 3 + x +4= 55. Solve for x. Please show your work. (This is Algebra, by the way.)

User Mark Jay
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Answer:es 8

S tep-by-step explanation:

5x+ 3 + x + 4 =55

6x= 55-7

6x= 48

x= 8

User Talya S
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Answer:

x=8

Explanation:

We first simplify both sides of the equation so it turns out like this:

(5x+x) + (3+4) =55

6x+7=55

Then we subtract 7 from both sides:

6x+7-7=55-7

6x=48

From there we divide both sides by 6:

6x/6=48/6

x=8

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