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To solve the equation 3x-7=x-2, Alex says the first step is to subtract x from both sides. Danny says the first step is to add 7 to both sides. Solve the equation using Alex's method of first subtracting x from both sides

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X=2.5 when the equation is solved by Alex’s method.
To solve the equation 3x-7=x-2, Alex says the first step is to subtract x from both-example-1
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