$\"\"$ \ \

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The equation is $\"\"$ . \ \

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Solve the equation. \ \

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$\"\"$ (Original equation) \ \

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$\"\"$ (Distributive property: $\"\"$ ) \ \

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$\"\"$ (Combine like terms) \ \

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$\"\"$ (Subtract $\"\"$ from each side) \ \

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

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$\"\"$ (Subtract: $\"\"$ ) \ \

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$\"\"$ (Divide each side by $\"\"$ ) \ \

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$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms) \ \

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The solution is $\"\"$ . \ \

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$\"\"$ \ \

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Check the solution for $\"\"$ -value: \ \

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$\"\"$ (Original equation) \ \

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$\"\"$ (Substitute $\"\"$ ) \ \

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$\"\"$ (Multiply) \ \

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$\"\"$ (Substitute: $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ ) \ \

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$\"\"$ (Multiply) \ \

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$\"\"$ (Subtract: $\"\"$ ) \ \

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The value of $\"\"$ is satified. \ \

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$\"\"$

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The solution is $\"\"$ . \ \