12x-8x=37-9
4x=28
x=7
2007-12-06 08:01:31
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answer #1
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answered by FC 4
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Given, 12x +9=8x + 37, you want to solve for x.
To do this you want to apply addition and subtraction equally to both sides. Remember that if two statements are equal, then you can add, subtract, multiply, and divide equally to both sides and they remain equal.
For 12x +9=8x + 37, you want to get the terms with x on one side of the equation, and the constants (or numbers without a variable) on the other side.
First subtract 8x from both sides
12x+9-8x = 8x + 37 - 8x
4x+9 = 37
Now subtract 9 from both sides
4x + 9 - 9 = 37 - 9
4x = 28
Now divide both sides by 4
4x/4 = 28/4
x=7
2007-12-06 16:05:43
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answer #2
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answered by LDJ 3
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Step 1) Get the x values to one side and everything else on the other side of the equal sign:
12x - 8x = 37 -9
Step 2) solve for x
12x - 8x = 37 -9
4x = 28
x = 7
2007-12-06 16:03:09
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answer #3
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answered by Zandia 3
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You need to get all of the x's on one side and the numbers on the other so:
12x+9=8x+37 becomes 12x - 8x = 37 - 9 as when you swap sides there +/- values become the opposite.
This will then become 4x = 28
You then divide 28 by 4 to get your value of x so x = 7.
Hope this helps
2007-12-06 16:04:18
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answer #4
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answered by Anonymous
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12x - 8x = 37 - 9
4x = 28
x = 7
2007-12-06 17:31:47
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answer #5
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answered by Como 7
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12x+9=8x+37
12x-8x+9-9=8x-8x+37-9
4x=28
4x/4=28/4
x=7
2007-12-06 16:06:11
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answer #6
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answered by g_fredo_99 5
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I always get confused with these...
Lets say x = 5 5x12 = 60 +9 = 69 and 5x8 = 40 + 37 = 77
so thats wrong and keep going up until you get answer ;]
i think its 7
yeahh,
7x12+9 = 93 8x7+37=93
2007-12-06 16:04:30
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answer #7
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answered by Zorro. 5
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bring x's to one side and non-x's to the other
12x+9=8x+37
12x-8x=37-9
4x=28
x=28/4
x=7
2007-12-07 10:27:51
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answer #8
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answered by r wall 3
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12x + 9 = 8x + 37
subtract 8x:
4x + 9 = 37
subtract 9:
4x = 28
divide by 4:
x = 7
by "tutroral" do you mean "tutorial"?
2007-12-06 16:03:02
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answer #9
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answered by Philo 7
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4x = 28
x = 7
2007-12-09 01:52:36
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answer #10
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answered by m!l@ 2
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