SOLUTION: 5-x=7+2x-4 how do you write this out to find x?

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Question 68045: 5-x=7+2x-4
how do you write this out to find x?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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5-x=7+2x-4
how do you write this out to find x?
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Simplify the right side as follows:
5-x = 3+2x
Add x to both sides to get:
5 = 3+3x
Subtract 3 from both sides to get:
2=3x
Divide both sides by 3 and switch the sides to get:
x=2/3
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