SOLUTION: x/3+8=11 solve for x

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Question 141642: x/3+8=11 solve for x
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x/3+8=11
x/3=11-8 <---subtract 8 from both sides
x/3=3 <---simplify the right side
x=3*3 <--- multiply both sides by 3
x=9 <--- answer

check:
9/3+8=3+8=11.