Question

What value of x make the equation shown below true?
24x + 33 = 3(5x + 21) - 9
X = ____

Answer 1

Let's solve for x:

24x + 33 = 3(5x + 21) - 9

Expanding the right side:

24x + 33 = 15x + 63 - 9

Simplifying the equation:

24x + 33 = 15x + 54

Subtracting 15x from both sides:

9x + 33 = 54

Subtracting 33 from both sides:

9x = 21

Dividing both sides by 9:

x = 21/9

Simplifying:

x = 7/3

Therefore, the value of x that makes the equation true is 7/3.