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Question 41460: 18=9-(3-x)
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18=9-(3-x) Let's remove the parantheses.We will change the signs of all of the terms being subtracted.
18=9-3+x
18=6+x (Let's add additive inverse of 6 to both sides)
18-6=6+x-6
12=x
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