SOLUTION: 9x+7=5x-3

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Question 66080: 9x+7=5x-3
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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9x+7=5x-3
9x-5x+7=5x-5x-3
4x+7=-3
4x+7-7=-3-7
4x=-10
4x/4=-10/4
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Check by substituting -5/2 in for x and see if both sides equal.
9(-5/2)+7=5(-5/2)-3
-45/2+7=-25/2-3
-45/2+14/2=-25/2-6/2
-31/2=-31/2 We're right!!!
Happy Calculating!!!