Question

Find x.

Answer 1

3x-40=x+2
find x.

Answer 2

add 2?

Answer 3

yes.

Answer 4

3x-40=x+2
+2 +2
3x+42=x ?

Answer 5

get all the x terms on one side and the remaining on the other side. and, don't add 2 that way.

Answer 6

x=21

Answer 7

so how would i set that up?

Answer 8

just write x+2= 3x-40 and by solving both sides you are gonna get x=21

Answer 9

x+2= 3x-40
2 +2
solving both sides you are gonna get x=21

Answer 10

?

Answer 11

yes

Answer 12

no, what are you all saying?

Answer 13

is nobody reading each other's responses?
3x-40=x+2

first step: add 40 to both sides

what do you get after?

Answer 14

hey @coolaidd ! u cannot add 2 on both sides for 3x-40=x+2! u should subtract 2 or add 40 in your first step...whichever u prefer