SOLUTION: find the soultion to the equation: 6x-3=-2x+21

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Question 81027: find the soultion to the equation:
6x-3=-2x+21
Answer by tutor_paul(427) About Me  (Show Source):
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6x-3=-2x%2B21
First, get your terms with x in them on one side of the equation and everything else on the other side:
6x%2B2x=3%2B21
Combine "like" terms:
8x=24
Solve for x by dividing each side by 8:
highlight%28x=3%29
Good Luck,
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