Here's our ammunition:
| 1) | We can add or subtract a number from both sides of an equation. |
| 2) | We can multiply or divide both sides of an equation by a number. |
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* And you always do them in this order. |
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Now, we'll need to do both in the same problem.
Check it out:
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Remember our goal: Get the x by himself!
There are two guys bugging the x... -7 and 2. The 2 is really locked on and the -7 is, kind of, hanging off... So, we'll go after him first:
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Now, ditch the 2: |
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Check it!
Yep!