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Question
Solve the following:
8x – 7 – 3x = 6x – 2x – 3
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Solution
Given, 8x – 7 – 3x = 6x – 2x – 3
⇒ 8x – 3x – 6x + 2x = – 3 + 7 ...[Transposing 6x, –2x to LHS and –7 to RHS]
∴ x = 4
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