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Solve for x in the equation 3x - 2 = 5?

  1. 7

  2. 3

  3. 0

  4. 2

The correct answer is: 7

To solve this equation, we need to get x by itself on one side of the equation. We can do this by first adding 2 to both sides, giving us 3x = 7. Then, we can divide both sides by 3 to isolate x, resulting in the answer of x = 7/3 or 2.33. Option B 3 is incorrect because it does not take into account the -2 that needs to be added to get x by itself. Option C: 0 is incorrect because it does not take into account the -2 that needs to be added to get x by itself, and dividing by 3 would result in 0. Option D: 2 is incorrect because it does not account for the -2 that needs to be added to get x by itself on one side of the equation, and dividing 5