College Algebra CLEP Prep Practice Exam

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What is the value of x in the equation 3x + 10 = 26?

  1. 2

  2. 8

  3. 10

  4. 16

The correct answer is: 8

In this equation, we are trying to isolate the value of x, which represents an unknown number. We can do this by performing the inverse operation on both sides of the equation. Since 10 is added to 3x, we will subtract 10 from both sides to get 3x on one side. This leaves us with 3x = 16. The next step is to isolate x which is currently being multiplied by 3. To undo this, we will divide both sides by 3, leaving us with x = 16/3 which is equivalent to 5 1/3 or approximately 5.33. Therefore, the correct answer is B. Option A is incorrect because if we substitute x = 2, we get 3(2) + 10 = 26 which is not true. Option C is incorrect because if we substitute x =

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