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Solve for xx:\newline7x3=9x217x-3=9x-21

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Q. Solve for xx:\newline7x3=9x217x-3=9x-21
  1. Isolate xx: Isolate the variable xx on one side of the equation.\newlineTo do this, we can subtract 7x7x from both sides of the equation to get the xx terms on one side.\newline7x37x=9x217x7x - 3 - 7x = 9x - 21 - 7x\newlineThis simplifies to:\newline3=2x21-3 = 2x - 21
  2. Add 2121: Add 2121 to both sides of the equation to isolate the term with xx.\newline3+21=2x21+21-3 + 21 = 2x - 21 + 21\newlineThis simplifies to:\newline18=2x18 = 2x
  3. Divide by 22: Divide both sides of the equation by 22 to solve for xx.182=2x2\frac{18}{2} = \frac{2x}{2}This simplifies to:9=x9 = x