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Did You Hear 3x + 2 = 22 − x?

September 3, 2024From the book Math for English Majors

Two gossips gasp over a juicy equation: 3x + 2 = 22 − x. Equations as gossip.

Transcript

"Psst… did you hear 3x + 2 = 22 − x?" "Gasp!" "Scandalous!"

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024-09-03-did-you-hear-3x-2-22-x/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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Algebra › Solving EquationsAlgebra › Equations
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