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Question 565083: when a student subtract 7 from a number, the result is greater than 5/3 of that number. What are the possible values of x?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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x - 7 = (5/3)(x - 7)

x - 7 = (5x - 35)/3

3(x - 7) = 5x - 35

3x - 21 = 5x - 35

3x - 5x = -35 + 21

-2x = -14

x = -14/-2

x = 7