3 years ago

3(2x-5)=21 What is x?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Oduvanchick [21]3 years ago

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You would solve a problem like this:

3(2x-5)=21

6x-15=21... I multiplied 2x and -5 by 3

6x-15=21

6x-15+15=21+15... I added 15 to both sides so 6x can be alone

6x=36

6x/6=36/6... I divided by 6 from both sides to leave x alone to get the answer:

x=6.

Alexxx [7]3 years ago

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X=6 is your answer .-.

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