SOLUTION: -7x+3=-15/2

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Question 58808: -7x+3=-15/2
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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-7x%2B3=-15%2F2 To avoid adding fractions, clear fractions by multiplying everything by 2:
2%28-7x%29%2B2%283%29=2%28-15%2F2%29
-14x%2B6=-15
-14x%2B6-6=-15-6
-14x=-21
-14x%2F-14=-21%2F-14
x=-7%2A3%2F%28-7%2A2%29
highlight%28x=3%2F2%29
Happy Calculating!!!