Question
Solve the equation
x=12
Evaluate
(x−1)+x+(x+1)=36
Simplify
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Evaluate
(x−1)+x+(x+1)
Remove the parentheses
x−1+x+(x+1)
Remove the parentheses
x−1+x+x+1
Add the terms
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Evaluate
x+x+x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(1+1+1)x
Add the numbers
3x
3x−1+1
Since two opposites add up to 0,remove them form the expression
3x
3x=36
Divide both sides
33x=336
Divide the numbers
x=336
Solution
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Evaluate
336
Reduce the numbers
112
Calculate
12
x=12
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Rewrite the equation
x=12
Evaluate
(x−1)+x+(x+1)=36
Evaluate
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Evaluate
(x−1)+x+(x+1)
Remove the parentheses
x−1+x+(x+1)
Remove the parentheses
x−1+x+x+1
Add the terms
More Steps

Evaluate
x+x+x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(1+1+1)x
Add the numbers
3x
3x−1+1
Since two opposites add up to 0,remove them form the expression
3x
3x=36
Solution
x=12
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