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[tex]\bold{3x + 8x = 44}[/tex]
COMBINE your LIKE TERMS
[tex]\bold{3x+8x = 11x}[/tex]
NEW EQUATION
[tex]\bold{11x =44}[/tex]
DIVIDE by [tex]\bold{11}[/tex] on BOTH SIDES
[tex]\bold{\dfrac{11x}{11} = \dfrac{44}{11}}[/tex]
CANCEL out: [tex]\bold{\dfrac{11}{11}}[/tex] because that gives you [tex]\bold{1}[/tex]
KEEP: [tex]\bold{\dfrac{44}{11}}[/tex] because it gives us the balue of [tex]\bold{x}[/tex]
SOLVE ABOVE AND YOU HAVE YOUR ANSWER FOR [tex]\bold{x}[/tex]
[tex]\bold{\dfrac{44}{11} = 44\div 11 = 4}[/tex]
[tex]\boxed{\bold{Answer: x=4}}}\checkmark[/tex]
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