How do you solve $5( 2x - 1) = 2x + 9+ x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-24T21:51:50

$x=2$

$5(2x-1)=2x+9+x rarr$ First, use the distributive property to get rid of the parentheses and combine the like terms (2x and x)

$5*2x-5*1=3x+9$

$10x-5=3x+9$

$10x=3x+14$

$7x=14$

$x=2$

How do you solve 5( 2x - 1) = 2x + 9+ x5( 2x - 1) = 2x + 9+ x?