SOLUTION: well i was a bit confused on what to do on these problems since there wasnt any thing saying like if i should solve for x or simplify and so on so i decided to solve it the equatio

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Question 926723: well i was a bit confused on what to do on these problems since there wasnt any thing saying like if i should solve for x or simplify and so on so i decided to solve it the equation is five x - 7x = two thirds

Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, rothauserc:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Yes, usually just solve for x.
5x-7x=2%2F3
-2x=2%2F3
x=-1%2F3

Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
we are given
5x - 7x = (2/3)
multiply both sides of = by 3
15x -21x = 2
-6x = 2
x = -2/6 = -1/3