Question

Solve 24x ⋅ 321-x = 8x+2

Answer 1

Answer:

$x=2/7695$

≡ Small number, yes, but the steps explain why x is equal to this.

Step-by-step explanation:

simplify

$24x\cdot 321-x=8x+2\\\left(24\cdot 321\right)x-x=8x+2\\7703x=8x+2$

group

$7703x=8x+2\\7703x-8x=8~x+2-8x\\7695x=8x+2-8x\\7695x=8x-8x+2\\7695x=2$

isolate

$7695x=2\\\frac{7695x}{7695}=\frac{2}{7695}\\x=\frac{2}{7695}$

The fraction is in its simplest form, so that is the final answer.