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What is the value of x in the equation 2/3x + 3 = 7

User Phocs
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Answer:

x=6

Explanation:

2/3x + 3 = 7

subtract 3 from both sides to get

2/3x = 4

divide 2/3x by 2/3 to isolate the variable

2/3x ÷ 2/3 = 4

what you do to one side you do to the other, so divide 4 by 2/3 as well, then you get

2/3x ÷ 2/3 is x

4 ÷ 2/3 is 12/2 which is equal to 6.

x=6

User Kyle Truong
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Answer:

6

Explanation:

2/3x=4

then 4/ 2/3 (you can just input this in a calculator)

it equals 6!

User Yoshioka
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