x = 4
Explanation:3 = 1 + x/2
collect like terms:
we need to make the variable stane alone. We do this by removing any number not attached to the variable x.
The number is +1, so we will subtract 1 from both sides of the equation
3 - 1 = 1 - 1 + x/2
2 = 0 + x/2
2 = x/2
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{2\text{ }}{1}\text{=}\frac{x}{2} \\ we\text{ cross multiply:} \\ x(1)\text{ = 2(2)} \\ x\text{ = 4} \end{gathered}[/tex]The value of x = 4
