SOLUTION: Please help: solve and check: 7x+2y=5 solve for x

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Question 608330: Please help: solve and check:
7x+2y=5
solve for x
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7x+2y=5
Subtract the 2y on both sides
7x=-2y+5
Now divided both sides of the equation by 7
x=(-2/7)y+5/7