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Solve the following equations
7(3x + 5) - x = 75

User Vasily
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Answer:

x = 2

Explanation:

7(3x + 5) - x = 75

1. Distributive property

multiply 7 by whatever is in the parenthesis

7*3x + 7*5 - x = 75

21x + 35 - x = 75

2. Combine like terms

21x - x = 20x

20x + 35 = 75

3. Subtract 35 on both sides

20x + 35 - 35 = 75 - 35

20x = 40

4. Divide both sides by 20 since u want to isolate the variable

20x/20 = 40/20

x = 2

And thats ur answer

Hope this helped!

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