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Question

$$15x=2(7x-1)+2(x-1)$$

Solve for x

$x=4$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Use the distributive property to multiply $2$ by $7x-1$.

$$15x=14x-2+2\left(x-1\right)$$

Use the distributive property to multiply $2$ by $x-1$.

$$15x=14x-2+2x-2$$

Combine $14x$ and $2x$ to get $16x$.

$$15x=16x-2-2$$

Subtract $2$ from $-2$ to get $-4$.

$$15x=16x-4$$

Subtract $16x$ from both sides.

$$15x-16x=-4$$

Combine $15x$ and $-16x$ to get $-x$.

$$-x=-4$$

Multiply both sides by $-1$.

$$x=4$$