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The equation is $\"\"$ .

Rewrite the equation in the form Ax + By = C.

$\"\"$ (Multiply each side by 3)

$\"\"$ (Apply distributive property: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms)

$\"\"$ (Multiply: $\"\"$ ) $\"\"$

$\"\"$ (Add 2x to each side)

(Apply commutative property of addition: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Apply additive inverse property: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Apply additive identity property: $\"\"$ ) $\"\"$

The equation is now in standard form where A = 2 , B = 3 and C = $\"\"$ .

This is a linear equation. $\"\"$

The standard form of the equation is $\"\"$ .