Question

Question 2 (Essay Worth 10 points)

(07.02 MC)
An equation is shown below:
3(2x - 7) = 3
Part A: How many solutions does this equation have? (4 points)
Part B: What are the solutions to this equation? Show your work. (6 points)
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22 23
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VG
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IX
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Answer 1

Part A: 1 solution

Part B:

3(2x-7)=3

6x-21=3

+21 +21

6x=24

/6 /6

x=4

X=24

Explanation:

First you distribute 3(2x-7)=3 to 6x-21=3. Next you do inverse operations by adding 21 to both sides of the equation to get 6x=24. Finally you divide both sides by 6 to get x=4