SOLUTION: ok, this is pre-algerbra but you guys didn't have that, anyway I am doing this on a program and I am stuck. The problem is 6x plus 3 equals 45 and I cant fiqure out what x is! this

Question 969891: ok, this is pre-algerbra but you guys didn't have that, anyway I am doing this on a program and I am stuck. The problem is 6x plus 3 equals 45 and I cant fiqure out what x is! this is not a test by the way!
Found 3 solutions by stanbon, MathLover1, josmiceli:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6x plus 3 equals 45
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6x + 3 = 45
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Subtract 3 from both sides to get:
6x = 42
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Divide both sides by 6 to get:
x = 7
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

plus equals means
....solve for ; means isolate on one side of equal sign

......both sides divide by

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
" No job too big, no job too small."

I want to get the term with the unknown in
it on one side by itself
To do this, I subtract from both sides
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Now divide both sides by

answer
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Hope this helps. Just remember, whatever
you do to one side, you must do the same
thing to the other side.
That way, you keep both sides equal
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