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37x + ½ - (x + ¼) = 9(4x – 7) - 5
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1. 37x+1/2-x-1/4=9(4x-7)-5 * remove parentheses
2. 36x+1/4=9(4x-7)-5 * simply to 36x+1/4
3.36x+1/4=36x-63-5 *expand*
4. 36x+1/4=36x-68 *simply to 36x-68*
5. 1/4 = -68 * cancel both 36x on both sides*
6. 1/4=-68 equals...no solution
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