Answer:
[tex]\large \boxed{\bf \sf \ \ \ 7x-9 = 3(x+2) \ \ \ }[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Hello,
x represents this number and we know that
the difference between seven times this number and 9
7*x - 9
is equal to three times the sum of this number and 2
3(x+2)
So we can write
[tex]7x-9 =3(x+2) \\\\7x-9 =3x+6 \ \ \text{distributive law} \\\\7x-9-3x=3x+6-3x =6 \ \ \text{subtract 3x} \\\\4x-9+9=6+9 \ \text{add 9} \\\\4x=15 \ \ \text{divide by 4} \\\\ \boxed{x=\dfrac{15}{4}}\\[/tex]
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