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8x + 6 - 2x = 34 x= ?

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User Skeletor
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8x+6+2x=34

10x+6=34

10x=28

x=2.8

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User Ian Stewart
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8x + 6 - 2x = 34x

Simplify 8x +6 - 2x to 6x + 6:
6x + 6 = 34x

Subtract 6x from both sides:
6 = 34x- 6x

Simplify 34x - 6x to 28x:
6 = 28x

Divide both sides by 28:

(6)/(28) = x

Simplify
(6)/(28) to
(3)/(14) :

(3)/(14) = x

Now switch sides and the answer is:

x =
(3)/(14)

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