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8x+6x=112+1x+7x=89
solve this

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First thing I would do is combine like terms to get 14x=112+8x=89
Then subtract 8x from 14x to get 6x=112=89
Then (I don't think this is right) subtract 112 from 89 to get -23 so it looks like this 6x=-23 then devide 6from both sides to get x=-23/6 or x=-3.83 3will be repeating
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