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3x-4=14\\

User Wauna
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\huge\text{$x=\boxed{6}$}

We can solve for the variable
x by isolating it on one side of the equals sign.

Start by adding
4 to both sides to cancel out the
-4 on the left side of the equation.


\begin{aligned}3x-4+4&=14+4\\3x&=18\end{aligned}

Now divide both sides of the equation by
3 since
3x is the same as
3*x and we want to isolate
x, keeping in mind that anything multiplied by
1 is itself.


\begin{aligned}3x&=18\\3*x&=18\\3*x/3&=18/3\\x*3/3&=18/3\\x*1&=6\\x&=\boxed{6}\end{aligned}

User Matt Curtis
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\text {Hello! Let's Solve this Problem!}


\text {\underline {The First Step is to Add 4}}


\text {3x-4+4=14+4}


\text {3x=18}


\text {\underline {The Final Step is to Divide 3}}


\text {3x/3=18/3}


\text {Your Answer Would Be:}


\Huge\boxed {x=6}


\text {Best of Luck!}

User Sanjeev Barnwal
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