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OpenStudy (anonymous):

solve 3(2x+1)=21

hartnn (hartnn):

divide the entire equation by 3, what u get ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

uhm what do you mean by whole equation ? Like up until = ?

hartnn (hartnn):

ok, like divide 3 on both sides of equation 3(2x+1)/3=21/3

hartnn (hartnn):

so what get ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3/21 is 7

hartnn (hartnn):

21/7 =3

hartnn (hartnn):

sorry, 21/3 =7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i cancel out similarities with leaves me with 2x+1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes?

hartnn (hartnn):

correct so you are left with 2x+1 = 7 right ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah

hartnn (hartnn):

now subtract 1 from both sides.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2x = 6 ?

hartnn (hartnn):

that gives x=... ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3 ? by dividing six by two yeah ?

hartnn (hartnn):

you are \(\huge \color{red}{\checkmark}\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

more ? please aha

hartnn (hartnn):

sure.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

solve 5x + 7 = 2x-3

hartnn (hartnn):

try to collect like terms, bring constants to right so what will you do to transfer +7 on left to right side ?

hartnn (hartnn):

any ideas /

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry my dad has called me ill be one minute.

hartnn (hartnn):

subtract 7 from both sides of that equation

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