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OpenStudy (freeg13):

help will gave Medal and Fan help find X in the question below

Vocaloid (vocaloid):

first, what do you get when you distribute the 3 in 3(x-2)?

OpenStudy (freeg13):

3x -6

Vocaloid (vocaloid):

excellent! now, on the left side we have 3x - 6 + 5x, and we can add the 5x and the 3x to get 8x, right?

OpenStudy (freeg13):

right

Vocaloid (vocaloid):

ok, what happens when we add 6 to both sides?

OpenStudy (freeg13):

24

Vocaloid (vocaloid):

what about the left side?

OpenStudy (freeg13):

8x

Vocaloid (vocaloid):

ok, great! we now have 8x = 24, do you know how to get x from here?

OpenStudy (freeg13):

3 thank you @Vocaloid

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