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What is the first step when solving the equation below for x?

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7x+ 5 = 3
A. Multiply each side of the equation by 7.
B. Add 3 to each side of the equation.
C.
Subtract 5 from each side of the equation.
OD.
Divide each side of the equation by 5.

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Answer:

C

Explanation:

There are actually many first steps you can choose from to solve this, but subtracting 5 would be the easiest and most common way to solve for x.

Here is what it would look like to solve for x

7x + 5 = 3

- 5 - 5

7x = -2

7x/7 = -2/7

x = -2/7

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