SOLUTION: If 32x+1=243, what is value of x? how?

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Question 960425: If 32x+1=243, what is value of x? how?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Subtract 1 from both sides.
32x%2B1-1=243-1
32x%2B0=242
32x=242
Divide both sides by 32.
%2832x%29%2F32=242%2F32
%2832%2F32%29x=%282%2A121%29%2F%282%2A16%29
%281%29X=%282%2F2%29%28121%2F16%29
X=%281%29%28121%2F16%29
X=121%2F16