How do you solve $3 x + 243 = 39$ $3x+243=39$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-02T04:46:50

$x = - 68$ $x=-68$

$3 x + 243 = 39$ $3x+243=39$

$3 x + 243 - 243 = 39 - 243$ $3x+243-243=39-243$

$3 x = - 204$ $3x=-204$

$\frac{3 x}{3} = - \frac{204}{3}$ $(3x)/3 = -204/3$

$x = - 68$ $x=-68$

Answer 2 · 2018-08-05T02:38:47

$x = - 68$ $x=-68$

To isolate the $x$ $x$ term, we can subtract $243$ $243$ from both sides to get

$3 x = - 204$ $3x=-204$

Lastly, we can divide both sides by $3$ $3$ to get

$x = - 68$ $x=-68$

Hope this helps!

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