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3x = 15 >> 3x = multiplication, and the opposite of multiplication is division. So you take 3x, draw a line under it to show division, then write 3. After that, cross out the 3x/3. With algebra what you do to one side, you do to the other, so then you take 3 and divide it by 15.
>>the answer>> X=5
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