document.write( "Question 324752: 3(X+7)=54 \n" ); document.write( "

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To solve this problem, you want to get x by itself.
\n" ); document.write( "First, divide each side by 3:
\n" ); document.write( "3(X+7)=54
\n" ); document.write( "(3(x+7))/3 = 54/3
\n" ); document.write( "x+7 = 18
\n" ); document.write( "Now subtract 7 from each side to get x by itself:
\n" ); document.write( "x+7-7 = 18-7
\n" ); document.write( "x = 11
\n" ); document.write( "So your answer is x=11.
\n" ); document.write( "You could also solve this problem using the FOIL method and then get x by itself:
\n" ); document.write( "3(X+7)=54
\n" ); document.write( "(3x) + (3*7) = 54
\n" ); document.write( "3x + 21 = 54
\n" ); document.write( "3x = 33
\n" ); document.write( "x=11
\n" ); document.write( "Whichever way you decide to solve this, your answer is x=11. \n" ); document.write( "

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