SOLUTION: 7(x - 3) > 5x - 14

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Question 86076: 7(x - 3) > 5x - 14
Answer by ptaylor(2198) About Me  (Show Source):
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7(x - 3) > 5x - 14 get rid of parens
7x-21>5x-14 subtract 5x from and add 21 to both sides
7x-21+21-5x>5x-5x-14+21 collect like terms
2x>7 divide both sides by 2
x>7/2

Hope this helps-----ptaylor