-3x + 50 = 101
-50 -50 subtract 50 from both sides, 50's cancel out from the left.
___________ solve for 101 - 50.
-3x = 51
___ ___ divide -3 on both sides, -3's cancel out on the left.
-3 -3 solve for 51 ÷ -3.
x = -17, is the answer.
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