+130544 3x - 54 = x + 2 subtract x from both sides......add 54 to both sides
2x = 56 divide both sides by 2
x= 28
3x - 54 = x + 2
I assume you are solving for "x", so:
1. Isolate x on one side of the equation.
3x - 54 = x + 2
-x -x
I took x from both sides in order to isolate it.
Now, the equation looks like this:
2x - 54 = 2
2. Make sure the number is on the opposite side of x.
2x - 54 = 2
+ 54 +54
I added 54 to both sides to put the number on the opposite side of x.
After doing that, the equaion now looks like this:
2x = 56
3. Find the answer to a single x.
2x = 56
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2
I divided the whole equation by 2 to make x "1".
Now you have your answer!
x = 28
