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  1. Newest · Thu Nov 12

    Solve 3 + 3 × 3

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    12

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  1. Tue Nov 10

    Solve 2(x + 3) = 10

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    x = 2

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  2. Fri Nov 6

    Solve (x + 4)/5 = 4

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    x = 16

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  3. Wed Nov 4

    Solve (x − 2)/4 = 5

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    x = 22

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  4. Mon Nov 2

    Solve (x + 8)/3 = 7

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    x = 13

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  5. Sat Oct 31

    Solve (x + 10)/4 = 6

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    x = 14

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  6. Fri Oct 30

    Solve (x − 6)/5 = 3

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    x = 21

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  7. Thu Oct 29

    Solve (x − 4)/3 = 5

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    x = 19

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  8. Wed Oct 28

    Solve 4x + 7 = 31

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    x = 6

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  9. Mon Oct 26

    Solve (x + 6)/2 = 9

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    x = 12

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  10. Sat Oct 24

    Solve 5x − 8 = 27

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    x = 7

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  11. Thu Oct 22

    Solve x/4 − 3 = 2

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    x = 20

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  12. Tue Oct 20

    Solve 3(x − 2) = 15

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    x = 7

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  13. Sun Oct 18

    Solve 2x + 5 = 17

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    x = 6

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  14. Fri Oct 16

    Solve x/3 + 4 = 10

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    x = 18

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