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How do I do number 9? And can you please show work on paper
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How do I do number 9? And can you please show work on paper

How do I do number 9? And can you please show work on paper-example-1
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4x+2=7x-8\\\\4x+2-7x-2=7x-8-7x-2\\\\-3x=-10\ /:(-3)\\\\x= (10)/(3) \\\\x=3 (1)/(3)
User Aaron Massey
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Just take it slow and easy, one small step at a time:

Write the problem : 4x + 2 = 7x - 8

Add 8 to each side: 4x + 10 = 7x

Subtract 4x from each side: 10 = 3x

Divide each side by 3 : 10/3 = x

That wasn't so bad, was it ?

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