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Solving Equations 2 of 5 | Set 1

Solve linear equation x - 3 = 20

Solving algebraic mathematical equations step-by-step
Solution:
The equation given is

Step 1:

In the linear algebraic equation x - 3 = 20, to solve for variable 'x', we need to get 'x' by itself on one side of the equation
We need to remove 3. Here, 3 is having a minus sign. So when we shift 3 on the RHS, its sign will reverse.

We will add 3 to both sides.


We get
The solution is complete.
Solution: For the equation x - 3 = 20, the value of x is 23.
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