SOLUTION: -3x+2=7x-22

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Question 520157: -3x+2=7x-22
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-3x+2=7x-22
-3x-7x=-22-2
-10x=-24
-10x/-10=-24/-10
x=12/5

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-3(12/5)+2=7(12/5)-22
(-36+10)/5=(84/5)-22
-26/5=(84-110)/5
-26/5=-26/5