SOLUTION: here's another that I've been stuck on. Solve each equation for the variable indicated 2(x-3y)=5x for x

SOLUTION: here's another that I've been stuck on. Solve each equation for the variable indicated 2(x-3y)=5x for x

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Question 369204: here's another that I've been stuck on. Solve each equation for the variable indicated 2(x-3y)=5x for x
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.

Distribute.

Subtract 2x from both sides.

Combine like terms.

Divide both sides by 3 to isolate 'x'.

Reduce.

So
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