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Can I get help solving this ?

Can I get help solving this ?-example-1
User MQuiroz
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Answer:

x = -1.4

Explanation:

Subtract the right side and simplify.

5 - 6(2 - x) - (x - 14) = 0

5 - 12 + 6x - x + 14 = 0 . . . . parentheses eliminated

7 + 5x = 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . terms collected

1.4 + x = 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 5

x = -1.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . add the opposite of the constant

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Check

5 -6(2 -(-1.4)) = (-1.4) -14

5 - 6(3.4) = -15.4

5 -20.4 = -15.4 . . . . . true. Answer checks OK.

User Ishmal Ijaz
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