Question

Solve:-1/2 x + 2 = −x + 7 (5 points)

A.10
B.5 over 2
C.2 over 5
D.20

Answer 1

thoughts on this one?

you can add x to both sides, that'll give you positive 1/2x on the left side and eliminate the x term on the right side
from there, you can subtract 2 from both sides to get x by itself on the right side
finally, you can divide both sides by 1/2 to isolate x