2 A line segment has endpoints at (-7,2) and (8,8). What is the x-
coordinate of the point on the line segment that is the distance from
(-7,2) to (8,8)?
Enter your answer in the space provided.

Let "the number" = x

3x - 6 = 45 is your equation

Solve for x. Note the equal sign, what you do to one side, you do to the other. Do the opposite of PEMDAS.

Isolate the x. First, add 6 to both sides

3x - 6 (+6) = 45 (+6)

3x = 51

Isolate the x. Divide 3 from both sides

3x/3 = 51/3

x = 51/3

x = 17

17 is your answer for "a number".

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