Question #55071

1 Answer
Jan 19, 2018

x=13/3x=133

Explanation:

First, we subtract 66 from both sides.
2x+6color(blue)-color(blue)6=5x-7color(blue)-color(blue)62x+66=5x76

Simplify:
2x=5x-132x=5x13

Subtract 5x5x from both sides:
2xcolor(blue)-color(blue)5color(blue)x=5x-13color(blue)-color(blue)5color(blue)x2x5x=5x135x

Simplify:
-3x=-133x=13

Divide both sides by -33:
x=13/3x=133