Question

What is the answer of this problem -7/3(3x-2)=-21 ?

Answer 1

Answer:

= 11/3

Step-by-step explanation:

1. COMBINE MULTIPLIED TERMS INTO A SINGLE FRACTION

- 7/3 (3x-2)= -21

-7 (3x-2) = -21

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2. DISTRIBUTE

-7( 3x- 2) ➗ 3 =-21

3. MULTIPLY ALL TERMS BY THE SAME VALUE TO ELIMINATE FRACTION DENOMINATORS

-21x + 14 ➗ 3 = 3 (-21)

4. CANCEL MULTIPLIED TERMS THAT ARE IN THE DENOMINATOR

3 ( -21x + 14) ➗ 3 (-21)

5. MULIPLY THE NUMBERS

-21x + 14 = 3(-21)

6. SUBTRACT 14 FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE EQUATION

-21x + 14 = -63

7. SIMPLIFY

-21x = - 77

8. DIVIDE BOTH SIDES OF THE EQUATION BY THE SAME TERM

-21x/-21 = -77/-21

9. SIMPLIFY

x = 11/3