Question
Solve the equation
x=9
Evaluate
x−26−3x=3
Divide the terms
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Evaluate
26
Reduce the numbers
13
Calculate
3
x−3−3x=3
Multiply both sides of the equation by LCD
(x−3−3x)×3=3×3
Simplify the equation
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Evaluate
(x−3−3x)×3
Apply the distributive property
x×3−3×3−3x×3
Simplify
x×3−3×3−x
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
3x−3×3−x
Multiply the numbers
3x−9−x
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
3x−x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(3−1)x
Subtract the numbers
2x
2x−9
2x−9=3×3
Simplify the equation
2x−9=9
Move the constant to the right side
2x=9+9
Add the numbers
2x=18
Divide both sides
22x=218
Divide the numbers
x=218
Solution
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Evaluate
218
Reduce the numbers
19
Calculate
9
x=9
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Rewrite the equation
x=9
Evaluate
x−26−3x=3
Evaluate
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Evaluate
x−26−3x
Divide the terms
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Evaluate
26
Reduce the numbers
13
Calculate
3
x−3−3x
x−3−3x=3
Rewrite the expression
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Evaluate
−3x
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
3−x
Reduce the fraction
−31x
x−3−31x=3
Multiply both sides of the equation by LCD
2x−9=9
Move the constant to the right side
2x=18
Solution
x=9
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