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7x - 2(-5 + 13) = 144
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7x - 2(-5 + 13) = 144

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First distributive property to get 7x+10-26=144, now add common like terms to get 7x-16=144 now add 16 to both sides to get 7x=160, now divide by 7 to leave x by itself and get x=22.86
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x= 160/7 im pretty sure 
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