Question

An equation is shown below:

8x + 2(x - 7) = 7x + 3x - 14

Solve the equation and write the number of solutions. Show all the steps.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

always first we should deal with parentheses
so distribute parentheses by 2
and then combine like terms both sides