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$\"5x%2F6=2x-7\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"5x=6%282x-7%29\"$ multiplied both sides by 6
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"5x=12x-42\"$ distributed right side
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"-7x=-42\"$ subtracted 12x from both sides
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