Question
tom needs to solve this equation for x
3x - 5 = 26
which would be the best first step tom could make to solve the equation
3x - 5 = 26
which would be the best first step tom could make to solve the equation
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The best first step for Tom to solve the equation \( 3x - 5 = 26 \) would be to add 5 to both sides of the equation. This will help isolate the term with \( x \).
So the first step would be:
\[
3x - 5 + 5 = 26 + 5
\]
This simplifies to:
\[
3x = 31
\]
So the first step would be:
\[
3x - 5 + 5 = 26 + 5
\]
This simplifies to:
\[
3x = 31
\]
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