Answer:
= 11/3
Explanation:
1. COMBINE MULTIPLIED TERMS INTO A SINGLE FRACTION
- 7/3 (3x-2)= -21
-7 (3x-2) = -21
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3
2. DISTRIBUTE
-7( 3x- 2) ➗ 3 =-21
3. MULTIPLY ALL TERMS BY THE SAME VALUE TO ELIMINATE FRACTION DENOMINATORS
-21x + 14 ➗ 3 = 3 (-21)
4. CANCEL MULTIPLIED TERMS THAT ARE IN THE DENOMINATOR
3 ( -21x + 14) ➗ 3 (-21)
5. MULIPLY THE NUMBERS
-21x + 14 = 3(-21)
6. SUBTRACT 14 FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE EQUATION
-21x + 14 = -63
7. SIMPLIFY
-21x = - 77
8. DIVIDE BOTH SIDES OF THE EQUATION BY THE SAME TERM
-21x/-21 = -77/-21
9. SIMPLIFY
x = 11/3