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  • 24-11-2014
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(x/3)+5=2x-70

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ohnoorim
ohnoorim ohnoorim
  • 24-11-2014

(x/3)+5=2x-70
3[(x/3)+5]=[2x-70]3
x+15=6x-210
  +210    +210
x+225=6x
-x         -x
5x=225
x=45

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luana
luana luana
  • 24-11-2014

\(\frac{x}{3}+5=2x-70\ \ \ \ \ \ |\cdot3\\\\x+15=6x-210\ \ \ \ |combine\ like\ terms\\\\x-6x=-210-15\ \ \ \ |simplify\\\\-5x=-225\ \ \ \ \ \ \ |:-5\\\\x=45\)

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