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5h - 7 = 2 (h+1) 
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User ElSnakeO
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5h-7=2(h+1) \\\\ 5h-7=2h+2 \\\\ 5h-2h=2+7 \\\\ 3h=9 \\\\ \boxed{h=(9)/(3)=3}
User Nick Foote
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5h-7=2(h+1)\\\\5h-7=2h+2\ \ \ \ \ |add\ 7\ to\ both\ sides\\\\5h=2h+9\ \ \ \ \ \ |subtract\ 2h\ from\ both\ sides\\\\3h=9\ \ \ \ \ \ |divide\ both\ sides\ by\ 3\\\\\boxed{h=3}
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