document.write( "Question 661957: I don't understand what we are doing in math right now, (notations and equations) could you please help me and go step by step with this question?
\n" ); document.write( "2 (x+8) +5 (x-1) = 60 \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "2(x+8) is the same as (2)(x)+(2)(8) = 2x+16
\n" ); document.write( "5(x-1) is the same as (5)(x)+(5)(-1) = 5x-5
\n" ); document.write( "2x+16 + 5x-5 = 60
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\n" ); document.write( "Group like variables
\n" ); document.write( "2x + 5x + 16 - 5
\n" ); document.write( "7x + 11 = 60
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 11 from both sides to isolate x
\n" ); document.write( "7x +11 - 11 = 60 - 11
\n" ); document.write( "7x = 49
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\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 7 to further isolate x
\n" ); document.write( " $\"7x%2F7+=+49%2F7\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x = 7
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\n" ); document.write( "Check your answer
\n" ); document.write( "2(7+8) + 5(7-1)
\n" ); document.write( "2(15) + 5(6)
\n" ); document.write( "30 + 30 = 60 Correct!!
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