CEMC Fermat, 2012

Algebra Difficulty 1.1 Junior Find the answer Canada

If $3-5+7=6-x$ , then $x$ equals

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Solution

Simplifying the left side of the equation, we obtain $5 = 6-x$ .

Therefore, $x = 6-5 =1$ .

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