Answer
$x=5$; conditional
Work Step by Step
Distribute the left side. Then add $28$ and subtract $x$ on both sides and divide. The equation is conditional because only one value will make it true.
$7(x-4)=x+2$
$7x-28=x+2$
$6x=30$
$x=5$
College Algebra (6th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-32178-228-1
Chapter 1 - Summary, Review, and Test - Review Exercises - Page 203: 17
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