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jacksonleila:

Solve the following equation for x: 2x + 5y = 8.

Mercury:

think about what's being done to x, and do the opposite, keeping order of operations in mind subtract 5y from both sides, to isolate 2x on the left side. from there, divide both sides by 2 to isolate x.

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