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The equation is $\"\"$

Apply addition property of equality: Add 3 to each side.

$\"\"$

$\"\"$ (Apply additive inverse proparty: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Add: 25 + 3 = 28) $\"\"$

Apply division property of equality: Divide each side by 42.

$\"\"$ (Divide each side by 14)

$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms)

$\"\"$ (Divide: $\"\"$ ) $\"\"$

The value of $\"\"$ .