Answer:
2(x +14) = 40 (use the distributive property)
2x + 28 = 40 (solve exactly like you did for Fran)
2x = 12
x = 6
To answer you get the same denominator so multiply both denominators with each other and do the same with the top so 25 will be at both bottoms and well 15/25 and 8/25. Then solve
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