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Suppose you want to solve-5=6x+3+7x. What would you do as your first step? Explain.

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You would combine the like terms 6x and 7x in other words add them
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Hello Kendell. That's simple. All you have to do first is combine like terms, that is of 6x and 7x, thus equalling 13x.
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