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STEP 1
1. The equation is a linear equation.
2. The goal is to solve for the variable .
3. The equation involves distributing, combining like terms, and isolating the variable.
STEP 2
1. Expand both sides of the equation.
2. Simplify and combine like terms.
3. Isolate the variable .
4. Solve for .
STEP 3
Expand both sides of the equation using the distributive property.
Left side:
Right side:
The equation now becomes:
STEP 4
Simplify the right side of the equation by combining like terms:
The equation now becomes:
STEP 5
Move all terms involving to one side and constant terms to the other side.
Subtract from both sides:
Add 2 to both sides to isolate terms with :
STEP 6
Solve for by dividing both sides by 2:
Simplify:
The solution is:
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