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Solve: 7x - 2(x + 1) = 6x + 14

Answer 1

Simplifying
7x + -2(x + 1) = 6x + 14

Reorder the terms:
7x + -2(1 + x) = 6x + 14
7x + (1 * -2 + x * -2) = 6x + 14
7x + (-2 + -2x) = 6x + 14

Reorder the terms:
-2 + 7x + -2x = 6x + 14

Combine like terms: 7x + -2x = 5x
-2 + 5x = 6x + 14

Reorder the terms:
-2 + 5x = 14 + 6x

Solving
-2 + 5x = 14 + 6x

Solving for variable 'x'.

Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-6x' to each side of the equation.
-2 + 5x + -6x = 14 + 6x + -6x

Combine like terms: 5x + -6x = -1x
-2 + -1x = 14 + 6x + -6x

Combine like terms: 6x + -6x = 0
-2 + -1x = 14 + 0
-2 + -1x = 14

Add '2' to each side of the equation.
-2 + 2 + -1x = 14 + 2

Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0
0 + -1x = 14 + 2
-1x = 14 + 2

Combine like terms: 14 + 2 = 16
-1x = 16

Divide each side by '-1'.
x = -16

Simplifying
x = -16

Answer 2

x = -16

Answer 3

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