SOLUTION: 8(x-1)+3=7x-6-5x

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Question 62169: 8(x-1)+3=7x-6-5x
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8(X-1)+3=7X-6-5X
8X-8+3=2X-6
8X-2X=-6+8-3
6X=-1
X=-1/6
PROOF
8(-1/6-1)+3=7*-1/6-6-5*-1/6
8(-7/6)+3=-7/6-6+5/6
-56/6+3=-7/6-6+5/6
-56/6+18/6=-7/6-36/6+5/6
-38/6=-38/6

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