<PRE><B>Question 58985</B>
3x-1=x+6

First, you have to get X on one side and all the other stuff on the other side.  Subtract X and add one to both sides to get 2x = 7  Then, divide both sides by two to get the answer of x = 7/2.

CHECK

3(7/2)-1=7/2+6

9 1/2 = 9 1/2

The correct answer is 7/2

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