SOLUTION: Please solve the following equation for x: 2x + 3( ½ x + 16) = 1

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Question 595579: Please solve the following equation for x: 2x + 3( ½ x + 16) = 1
Answer by bucky(2189) About Me  (Show Source):
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I think that the problem that you want to solve is:
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2x+%2B+3%28%281%2F2%29x+%2B+16%29+=1
You can begin by doing the distributed multiplication. Multiply 3 times each of the two terms in the parentheses to make the equation become:
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2x+%2B+%283%2F2%29x+%2B+48+=+1
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Now multiply both sides (all terms) by 2 to get rid of the denominator 2. When you do that multiplication you get:
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4x+%2B+3x+%2B+96+=+2
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Combine the two x terms on the left side to simplify the equation. When you do that the equation becomes:
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7x+%2B+96+=+2
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Get rid of the 96 on the left side by subtracting 96 from both sides to make the equation:
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7x+=+-94
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Solve for x by dividing both sides by 7 to get:
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x+=+-13%263%2F7
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and in decimal form this is:
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x+=+-13.4285714286
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I hope that I interpreted your problem correctly and that my solution helps you to see a way to work this problem. If that is not the case, please post your problem again.
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