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14-3(2x+3)=2

 Sep 3, 2016
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Using order of operations:

14-3(2x+3)=2 --->  expand -3(2x+3) to get

14-6x-9 = 2    --->  combine 14-9 to get

5-6x = 2         --->  subtract 5 from both sides to get

-6x = -3          --->  divide both sides by -6 to get

x  = 1/2          

 Sep 3, 2016

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