How do you solve #x/6-7=2#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-18T15:02:28

#color(hotpink)("x=54#

#color(indigo)("Add 7 to both sides:")#

#x/6-7=2#
#color(white)(aa) +7 +7#

The 7's cancel out on the left side, and when you add 2+7 on the right side you obtain 9:

#x/6=9#

#color(green)("Multiply both sides 6 to remove the denominator,")##color(green)("doing this will get x by itself:")#

#x/cancel6xxcancel6=9xx6#

Now you are just left with #x# on the left side and 54 on the right side.

Thus,
#color(blue)"x=54"#