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Please help, or I'll float.

Please help, or I'll float.-example-1
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3(x+2)+4(x-5)=10\\\\3\cdot x+3\cdot2+4\cdot x+4\cdot(-5)=10\\\\3x+6+4x-20=10\\\\7x-14=10\quad|+14\\\\7x-14+14=10+14\\\\7x=24\quad|:7\\\\\\\boxed{x=(24)/(7)}

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