<PRE><B>Question 589358</B>
To find the value of 7x + 2, we first must solve 5x - 11 = 5 for x.

5x - 11 = 5


5x = 5 + 11

5x = 16


x = 16/5

We now replace x in the expression 7x + 2 with (16/5) and do the math.

7(16/5) + 2 = 122/5


Done!


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