Question
54x−3=21x
Solve the equation
x=10
Evaluate
54x−3=21x
Move the variable to the left side
54x−3−21x=0
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
54x−21x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(54−21)x
Subtract the numbers
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Evaluate
54−21
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
5×24×2−2×55
Multiply the numbers
104×2−2×55
Multiply the numbers
104×2−105
Write all numerators above the common denominator
104×2−5
Multiply the numbers
108−5
Subtract the numbers
103
103x
103x−3=0
Move the constant to the right side
103x=0+3
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
103x=3
Multiply by the reciprocal
103x×310=3×310
Multiply
x=3×310
Solution
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Evaluate
3×310
Reduce the numbers
1×10
Simplify
10
x=10
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Rewrite the equation
x=10
Evaluate
54x−3=21x
Multiply both sides of the equation by LCD
8x−30=5x
Move the variable to the left side
3x−30=0
Move the constant to the right side
3x=30
Solution
x=10
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