SOLUTION: Prove x=7 if (2x-9)/5 = 1

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Question 1092751: Prove x=7 if (2x-9)/5 = 1
Answer by ikleyn(52864)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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1.  Multiply both sides by 5.


2.  Add 9 to both sides.


3.  As a last step,  divide by 2 your final equation.

And the proof is completed.


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