Question

Fill in the blanks to complete the following equation so it has infinitely many solutions:

7x –3 + 2(x+2) = ____ x + _____.

Answer 1

To answer the question you must simplify the left side.
1. 7x-3+4x+4
In the first step, I simplified the parentheses in 4x+4
2. 7x+4x-3+4
In the next step, I used the distributive property to group the like terms.
3. 11x-7
I solved the right side of the equations to get 11x-7
Answer: 11x-7