What is x if $3x+5=32$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-10-26T14:14:00

$x = 9$

$3x + 5 = 32$

$3x = 32 - 5$

$3x = 27$

$x = 27/ 3$

$x = 9$

Answer 2 · 2018-08-10T02:48:47

$x=9$

Let's start by adding $5$ to both sides to get

$3x=27$

To completely isolate $x$ , we can divide both sides by $3$ to get

$x=9$

Hope this helps!

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