document.write( "Question 56624: the Distributive Property (Fractions) Solve the equation:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5/7 (x+14)=15 \n" ); document.write( "

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the Distributive Property (Fractions) Solve the equation:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285%2F7%29%28x%2B14%29=15\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285%2F7%29%28x%29%2B%285%2F7%29%2814%29=15\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285%2F7%29x%2B5%2814%2F7%29=15\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285%2F7%29x%2B5%282%29=15\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285%2F7%29x%2B10=15\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285%2F7%29x%2B10-10=15-10\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285%2F7%29x=5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%287%2F5%29%285%2F7%29x=%287%2F5%29%285%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=7%285%2F5%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28x=7%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Check by substituting x=7 into the original equation and see if both sides equal:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285%2F7%29%28highlight%287%29%2B14%29=15\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285%2F7%29%2821%29=15\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5%2821%2F7%29=15\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5%283%29=15\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"15=15\"$ We're right!!!
\n" ); document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! \n" ); document.write( "

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