How do you solve 9x = 279x=27?

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SagarStudy
Jun 15, 2016

9x=279x=27
Divide both sides by color(red)99.
implies (9x)/color(red)9=27/color(red)9⇒9x9=279
implies (9x)/color(red)9=(9*3)/color(red)9⇒9x9=9⋅39
implies (cancel9x)/cancelcolor(red)9=(cancel9*3)/cancelcolor(red)9
implies x=3

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