How do you solve #4.5( x - 4) = - 0.5x + 7#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-26T08:47:10

#x=5#

First, you can multiply and get:

#4.5x-18=-0.5x+7#

Then you keep x terms at the left and not x terms at the right and get:

#4.5x+0.5x=18+7#

Then you sum the terms on each side and get:

#5x=25#

and then divide all terms by 5:

#x=25/5=5#