SOLUTION: 8(6x-5)+7(7x-6)-5=7-3

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Question 716926: 8(6x-5)+7(7x-6)-5=7-3
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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8%286x-5%29%2B7%287x-6%29-5=7-3 Start with the given equation.


48x-40%2B49x-42-5=7-3 Distribute.


97x-87=7-3 Combine like terms on the left side.


97x-87=4 Combine like terms on the right side.


97x=4%2B87 Add 87 to both sides.


97x=91 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%2891%29%2F%2897%29 Divide both sides by 97 to isolate x.


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Answer:

So the solution is x=91%2F97