How do you solve $3x+5=32$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-07T12:31:29

$x=9$

$3x+5=32$
or
$3x=32-5$
or
$3x=27$
or
$x=27/3$
or
$x=9$

Answer 2 · 2018-08-10T02:58:31

$x=9$

We can start by subtracting $5$ from both sides to get

$3x=27$

To completely isolate the $x$ term, we can divide both sides by $3$ to get

$x=9$

Hope this helps!

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