How do you solve $2- 3x - 7= 16$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-10-09T00:40:46

Combine like terms and isolate x. $x=-7$

We want to isolate the x by itself. In order to this, first we will combine like terms on the left...

$2-3x-7=16 -> -3x +2-7 = 16 -> -3x -5 = 16$

Then we move all the terms not involving x to the right hand side...

$-> -3x-5+5=16+5 -> -3x=21$

And finally to isolate the x, divide by -3.

$-> (-3x)/-3 = 21/(-3) -> x = -7$

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