document.write( "Question 81561: solve for x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5x - 7 = -7 + 2(x + 3) \n" ); document.write( "
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I think you're having the problem of distributive multiplication
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\n" ); document.write( "5x-7=2(x+3)
\n" ); document.write( "1.)distribute
\n" ); document.write( "5x-7=-7+2x+6
\n" ); document.write( "2.)combine like terms (-7+6=-1)
\n" ); document.write( "5x-7=-1+2x
\n" ); document.write( "3.)subtract -2x from both sides (2x&5x)
\n" ); document.write( "3x-7=-1
\n" ); document.write( "4.)divide three from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "x=? \r
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