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Question
is there an easier way to answer a 1 variable linear equation
Lets say the variable is x.
Get rid of any parnethesis by multiplying them by whatever factor is in front.
Reduce the equation to ax + b = cx + d.
Adding -cx - b to both sides gives ax - cx = d - b.
Factoring out the x on the left side gives (a-c)x = d - b.
Dividing both sides by (a-c) gives x = (d-b)/(a-c).
That's about as easy as it gets for an unknown number of constant and x values on both sides of the equation.
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