What is the answer to 3x-5+x-1=7x-27 ?

The answer to 3x-5+x-1=7x-27 is x=7

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3x-5+x-1=7x-27

3 x - 5 + x - 1 = 7 x - 27

x = 7

Solution steps

3 x - 5 + x - 1 = 7 x - 27

Group like terms

3 x + x - 5 - 1 = 7 x - 27

Add similar elements:

3 x + x = 4 x

4 x - 5 - 1 = 7 x - 27

Subtract the numbers:

- 5 - 1 = - 6

4 x - 6 = 7 x - 27

Move

6

to the right side

4 x = 7 x - 21

Move

7 x

to the left side

- 3 x = - 21

Divide both sides by

- 3

x = 7

5 (g + 8) - 7 = 117 - g

- \frac{n}{5} = - 2

- 7 x = - x - (x + 7)

4 (8 x + 4) - 20 = - 20

6 = 1 - b