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7 times some number added to 5 amounts to 11 added to the product of 4 and the number​

User Jake Hall
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Answer:

7x +5 = 11 + 4x

subtract 4x to both the coefficients; 7x-4x will give 3x AND 4x-4x will give you 0

frame the new equation:

3x + 5 = 11

3x = 11-5

3x = 6

x = 6/3

x = 2

User Antony Thompson
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