SOLUTION: 70=19-3x

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Question 289258: 70=19-3x
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The goal in any algebra problem such as this is to get x on one side, and all the numbers on the other side.

70=19-3x

First, let's subtract 19 from both sides:

70-19=-3x
51=-3x

Next, we need to divide both sides of the equation by -3:

51/(-3) = x

x = -17