SOLUTION: solve the equation: 2(x+5)-7=3(x-2) thanks a lot

Question 51605: solve the equation:
2(x+5)-7=3(x-2)
thanks a lot
Answer by rchill(405) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Using order of operations, we expand the equation to , which simplifies to . Adding 6 to both sides produces , which simplifies to . Now subtract from both sides: , which simplifies to . To check it, substitute 9 in for x in the original equation: , which simplifies to and that further reduces to , and finally , which is a true statement. Because that is a true statement, that means our answer of is correct.
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