Question 177831
{{{3(j+2)<>-2(j+7)}}}
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{{{3j+6<>-2j-14}}}distributed both sides
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{{{5j<>-20}}}collected like terms on each side
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{{{j<>-4}}}divided both sides by 5
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by the way the equal sign with the slash through it means "unequal to":