How do you solve $3x - 6= 2x + 22$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-08-31T11:16:20

See a solution process below:

Add $color(red)(6)$ and subtract $color(red)(2x)$ to solve for $x$ while keeping the equation balanced:

$-color(red)(2x) + 3x - 6 + color(red)(6) = -color(red)(2x) + 2x + 22 + color(red)(6)$

$(-color(red)(2) + 3)x - 0 = 0 + 28$

$1x = 28$

$x = 28$

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