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2(x + 7) + x = 20 how to solve and what's the answer?

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The answer is...
3x + 14 = 20
x = 2
User Dread
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2(x + 7) + x = 20

Distribute 2 inside the parentheses.

2x + 14 + x = 20

Combine like terms.

3x + 14 = 20

Subtract 14 from both sides.

3x = 6

Divide both sides by 3.


\boxed {x =2}

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