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  1. April 28th 2008, 02:35 PM #1
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    5x+5+7x=47+5x
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    Quote Originally Posted by bree View Post
    5x+5+7x=47+5x
    Adding like terms we get 11x+5=47+5x

    Subtracting 5x from both sides we get 6x+5=47

    Subtracting 5 from both sides we get 6x=42

    Dividing both sides by 6 we get

    x=\frac{42}{6}=7
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