Question #N649
If $3x + 5 = 14$, what is the value of $x$?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 6
D. 9
Correct Answer is: B
To solve for x, we first subtract 5 from both sides of the equation: $3x + 5 - 5 = 14 - 5$, which simplifies to $3x = 9$. Then, we divide both sides of the equation by 3: $3x / 3 = 9 / 3$, which gives us $x = 3$.