SOLUTION: solve for x 5x+3-x-7=20

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Question 101822: solve for x
5x+3-x-7=20
Answer by elima(1433) About Me  (Show Source):
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5x+3-x-7=20
collect like terms;
5x-x+3-7=20
4x-4=20
4x=24
x=6
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