SOLUTION: how do you solve equations with variables on both sides?

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Question 383459: how do you solve equations with variables on both sides?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Move the variable terms to one side, constant terms to the other.
Factor out and isolate the variable on one side.
The solution will be on the other side.
Example:
7x%2B3=2x-1
7x-2x=-1-3
5x=-4
x=-4%2F5