SOLUTION: Solve. 2/3x+7=9

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Question 1129453: Solve.
2/3x+7=9
Found 2 solutions by JoelSchwartz, Boreal:
Answer by JoelSchwartz(130) About Me  (Show Source):
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(2/3)x+7=9
(2/3)x+7-7=9-7
(2/3)x=2
3(2/3)x=2*3
2x=6
2x/2=6/2
x=3

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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(2/3)x=2, subtracting 7 from both sides
x=3, multiplying everything by 3/2, the reciprocal of 2/3