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15−2x=3x i need to find what x= but im stumped i have tried 6 and -6 but just cant get this

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Hello! :)

15 - 2x = 3x Simplify both sides of the equation

15 - 2x = 3x

-2x + 15 =3x

-2x + 15 - 3x = 3x -3x Subtract 3x from both sides

-5x + 15 = 0

-5x + 15 - 15 = 0 - 15 Subtract 15 from both sides

-5x = -15

- 5x/-5 = -15/-5

x = 3 (ANSWER)

Hope this helped you

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User Max Pronko
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X=3 because you have to isolate the variable by dividing each side by factors that don’t contain the variable .
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