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8x-17-5x=13 what does x equal?

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A visual to what the first person was explaining:)
8x-17-5x=13 what does x equal?-example-1
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1. Collect like terms 8x-17-5x=13 to 3x-17=13
2. Move constant to the right hand side and change its sign 3x=13+17
3. Add the numbers 3x=30
4. Divide both sides of the equation by 3
X=10
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