QuestionSolve for $x$ : $2(x+7)+3x=12$ . What is the first step?

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. The equation is $(x+7)+3x=12$ . We are solving for $x$

STEP 2

The first step in solving this equation for $x$ is to distribute the $2$ in the term $2(x+7)$ .
$2(x+7)+x =2x +2*7 +x$

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