Start with multiplying 4*7 to get 28 The equation simplifies to 28=3(2x-5) Next, multiply the three into (2x-5), leaving the equation as 28=6x-15 After that, add fifteen to 28, getting 42=6x Next, divide 42 by 6, getting x=7
Because they were being governed by an unjustly government who used their powers to an abusive extent from over taxations to not caring about what the colonists wanted.