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I know this is really stupid, but I need help finding the fastest way to do these types of problems. I keep using guess and check and it's really slow, so I do a group test and everyone is waiting for me, and so I'm being stared at while they don't help me with a quicker method

5-(x+7)+4x=7(x-1)

Thank you for putting up with me
 Oct 10, 2012
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5-(x+7)+4x=7(x-1)



5-(x+7)+4x=7(x-1) | -7(x-1) on both sides
5-(x+7)+4x - 7(x-1) = 0
5-x-7+4x - 7x+7 = 0
5-7+7-x+4x-7x = 0
5-x+4x-7x = 0
5 -4x = 0 | -5
-4x = -5 | /-4
x = 5/4

[input]5-(x+7)+4x=7(x-1)[/input]
 Oct 10, 2012

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