Question

Given g(x) = 3x + 14 , find x if g(x) = 20

Answer 1

Answer: x = 2

Step-by-step explanation: If g(x) = 3x + 14, and g(x) = 20 also, you first can set 3x+14 = 20. To find the value of x, you want to isolate the variable. You can subtract 14 from both sides to get 3x = 6. Finally, to find out the value of x, divide 3 from both sides. This leaves you with x = 2. You can check this by plugging two back into the original equation 3 times 2 = 6, and 6 plus 14 equals 20.