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Solve the equation -3(-7-x)=1/2(x+2)

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Sure, let's solve the equation step by step:

- First, simplify both sides by multiplying -3 to the expression within the parentheses on the left side:

-3(-7-x) = 21 + 3x

The equation then becomes:

21 + 3x = 1/2(x+2)

- Next, distribute 1/2 to the expression within the parentheses on the right side:

21 + 3x = 1/2 x + 1

- To eliminate the fraction, we can multiply everything by 2:

42 + 6x = x + 2

- Now we can solve for x by bringing all x terms to one side and all constants to the other side:

6x - x = 2 - 42

5x = -40

x = -8

Therefore, the solution to the equation -3(-7-x)=1/2(x+2) is x = -8.
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