SOLUTION: if -1/3x+7=16, what is the value of 2x+1?

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Question 193738: if -1/3x+7=16, what is the value of 2x+1?
Answer by user_dude2008(1862) About Me  (Show Source):
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(-1/3)x+7=16

(-1/3)x=16-7

(-1/3)x=9

x=9(-3)

x=-27

---> 2x+1 = 2(-27)+1 = -54 + 1 = -53

Ans: 2x+1 = -53