How do you solve $2x - 38= 81- 5x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-19T00:55:52

$17$

Firstly, move the $x$ variables to one side, and the non-variable value (constants) to the other:

$7x = 119$

So

$x = 119/7 = 17$

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