SOLUTION: What is x in this equation: 9(x+1)=2(3x+8)?

Question 806079: What is x in this equation: 9(x+1)=2(3x+8)?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use algebraic simplification, like so:
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9(x+1) = 2(3x+8)
9x + 9 = 6x + 16
9x - 6x = 16 - 9
3x = 7
x = 7/3
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