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put this solution on YOUR website!–3(10x – 3) + 10(3x – 3) = x – 7
using the distributive law we get:
-30x + 9 + 10x - 30 = x - 7
now combining like terms:
-20x - 21 = x - 7
now adding 20x to both sides:
-21 = 21x - 7
now adding 7 to both sides:
-14 = 21x
now dividing boths sides by 21:
-2/3 = x