Solve 3x−5 = 9. (3 points) Question 3 options: 1) x = −3 2) x = 2 3) x = 7 4) x = 8

x = 14/3

General Formulas and Concepts:

Pre-Algebra

Order of Operations: BPEMDAS

Equality Properties

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Define equation

3x - 5 = 9

Step 2: Solve for x

Step 3: Check

Plug in x into the original equation to verify it's a solution.

Here we see that 9 does indeed equal 9.

∴ x = 14/3 is a solution of the equation.

your answer would be 10x - 1

in problems involving proportions, we can use cross products to test whether two ratios are equal and form a proportion. to find the cross products of a proportion, we multiply the outer terms, called the extremes, and the middle terms, called the means.

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