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lina2011 [118]
3 years ago
10

Given the equation 4x + 7 = 3(2x − 5), solve for the variable. Explain each step and justify your process.

Mathematics
1 answer:
MariettaO [177]3 years ago
5 0
Part 1: 4x + 7 = 3(2x - 5) 

4x+7=6x-15 

7=6x-15-4x

 

7=2x-15 

7+15=2x 

22=2x 

22=2x / 2 

x=11 

Part 2: Sam is not correct because <span>he messed up the second step. He added 2x on both sides to get 7x, instead he should have subtracted. </span>

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