$\"\"$ $\"\"$ $\"\"$

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The equation is $\"\"$ .

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Apply addition property of equality: Add 3x to each side.

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$\"\"$

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$\"\"$ (Apply additive inverse property: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Apply additive identity property: $\"\"$ ) $\"\"$

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Apply division property of equality: Divide each side by 8.

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$\"\"$

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$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms) $\"\"$ $\"\"$ (Substitute x=2)

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

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$\"\"$ (Add: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Divide: $\"\"$ ) $\"\"$

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The value of $\"\"$ .