SOLUTION: 3k-1=7k+2

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Question 1050538: 3k-1=7k+2
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3k-1=7k+2
subtract 3k from both sides
-1=4k+2
subtract 2 from both sides
-3=4k
divide by 4 both sides
k=-3/4
Check
-9/4-1=-21/4+2
-13/4=-13/4, since -1 is -4/4 and -2 is -8/4