Question 177954
7-(3x-1)=5x ....given
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7-3x+1=5x.....distributed -1(3x-1) which equals -3x+1
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8-3x=5x.....combined like terms on left
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8x=8.....added 3x to both sides
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{{{highlight(x=1)}}}divided both sides by 8 to isolate the variable x