document.write( "Question 385139: I am having trouble figuring out how to do these types of problems, I get to a certain point and then I get completely lost. How would I go about solving this : 5x -7 = 8/7x - 5 +7 \n" ); document.write( "
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5x -7 = 8/7x - 5 +7
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\n" ); document.write( "5x - 7 = (8/7)x +2
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\n" ); document.write( "(35/7)x -(8/7)x = 9
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\n" ); document.write( "(27/7)x = 9
\n" ); document.write( "27x = 63
\n" ); document.write( "x = 63/27
\n" ); document.write( "x = 7/3
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