SOLUTION: 2(5x-1)-7=3(x-1)+5-4x please solve for X

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Question 925645: 2(5x-1)-7=3(x-1)+5-4x
please solve for X
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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2%285x-1%29-7=3%28x-1%29%2B5-4x .....first multiply
2%2A5x-1%2A2-7=3%2Ax-1%2A3%2B5-4x
10x-2-7=3x-3%2B5-4x ...add like terms
10x-9=2-x ...move -x to the left and -9 to the right side of equal sign (recall, they will change sign)
10x%2Bx=2%2B9
11x=11
x=11%2F11
x=1