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Solve 15-(7x+20)=0.5(6x-14)​

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Answer:

x= 1/5

Explanation:

Remove parentheses.

15−7x−20=0.5(6x−14)

Simplify 15-7x-2015−7x−20 to -7x-5−7x−5.

-7x-5=0.5(6x-14)

−7x−5=0.5(6x−14)

3 Expand.

-7x-5=3x-7

−7x−5=3x−7

4 Add 7x7x to both sides.

-5=3x-7+7x

−5=3x−7+7x

5 Simplify 3x-7+7x3x−7+7x to 10x-710x−7.

-5=10x-7

−5=10x−7

6 Add 77 to both sides.

-5+7=10x

−5+7=10x

7 Simplify -5+7−5+7 to 22.

2=10x

2=10x

Divide both sides by 1010.

\frac{2}{10}=x

10

2

=x

9 Simplify \frac{2}{10}

10

2

to \frac{1}{5}

5

1

.

\frac{1}{5}=x

5

1

=x

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