SOLUTION: 2/3x+7=-2

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Question 726725: 2/3x+7=-2
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IF YOU MEAN:
(2/3)x+7=-2 THEN:
2X/3=-2-7
2X/3=-9 CROSS MULTIPLY.
2X=-9*3
2X=-27
X=-27/2
X=-13.5 ANS.
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IF YOU MEAN:
(2/3x)+7=-2 THEN:
(2/3X)=-2-7
(2/3X)=-9 CROSS MULTIPLY.
3X(-9)=2
-27X=2
X=2/-27
X=2/-27
X=-2/27 ANS.