How do you solve $(x-3)/4=2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-07T08:02:01

See a solution process below:

First, multiply each side of the equation by $color(red)(4)$ to eliminate the fraction while keeping the equation balanced:

$color(red)(4) xx (x - 3)/4 = color(red)(4) xx 2$

$cancel(color(red)(4)) xx (x - 3)/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(4))) = 8$

$x - 3 = 8$

Now, add $color(red)(3)$ to each side of the equation to solve for $x$ while keeping the equation balanced:

$x - 3 + color(red)(3) = 8 + color(red)(3)$

$x - 0 = 11$

$x = 11$

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