SOLUTION: The problem is 3x+7/2=8. Whats is x?

Question 182911This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Mathematics
: The problem is 3x+7/2=8. Whats is x? This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Mathematics

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given equation.

Multiply EVERY term by the LCD 2 to clear out the fractions.

Multiply and simplify.

Subtract from both sides.

Combine like terms on the right side.

Divide both sides by to isolate .

Reduce.

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Answer:

So the answer is which in decimal form is .

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