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help help math math math-example-1
User Apropos
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-2 + 7x = 12

+2 +2

7x 14

14 divided by 7 = 2

x=2

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User Dimas Pante
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the answer is 2

explanation add two to both sides to cancel it out then you have 7x=14 then divide by 7 on both sides to get x alone and 14/7 is 2
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