$\"\"$

The expression is $\"\"$ .

Multiplication property of equality:

$\"\"$ .

$\"\"$ (Multiply each side by 3)

$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms) \ \

$\"\"$ (Multiply: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$

Check:

Check the solution by substituting $\"\"$ in the original equation.

$\"\"$

$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms) \ \

$\"\"$ (Multiply: $\"\"$ ) \ \

$\"\"$

The value of $\"\"$ .