How do you solve $3 x - 2 = 8$ $3x - 2 = 8$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-25T15:49:02

$x = \frac{10}{3}$ $x=10/3$

When solving for $x$ $x$ , you must make $x$ $x$ the subject.

First, isolate $x$ $x$ by adding $2$ $2$ on both sides.

$3 x - 2 = 8 \to$ $3x-2=8 ->$ add $2$ $2$ on both sides

$3 x = 10$ $3x = 10$

Now we must get rid of $3$ $3$ , the coefficient of $x$ $x$ . We can do that by dividing both sides by $3$ $3$ .

$3 x = 10 \to$ $3x=10 ->$ divide both sides by $3$ $3$

$x = \frac{10}{3}$ $x=10/3$

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