Answer:
x is equal to two.
Step-by-step explanation:
We know that 32 is a power of 2. It is in fact two to the power of five. So we can re-express that as:
[tex]2^{3x - 1} = 2^5[/tex]
Because they have the same constant as a base, we can toss the base altogether, and equate the exponents:
[tex]3x - 1 = 5\\3x = 6\\x = 2[/tex]
