SOLUTION: 31=5-2(3x+4)-x

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Question 653698: 31=5-2(3x+4)-x
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
This 31=5-2(3x+4)-x can be rewritten as:
31=5-6x-8-x
Combine like terms:
31=-3-7x
Add 3 and divide by -7
x=34/7 or 4 6/7
Make sense?
RJ
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