![\"\"](\"/userfiles/image/steps_images/step1.JPG\")
The equation is ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=814e128bd73b23126adbf4a7fa7d5d5c.png\")
.
Distribute terms using distributive property of equality: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=0786259df7ef56b2e80bb4b0ccf0c68f.png\")
.
![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=5f4505e06f52b041da204eaaab602f85.png\")
(Add: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=c40a03af8eba6979008e840674e1ebf2.png\")
)
![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=0666741c26f281d3c748e7a9759ace45.png\")
(Subtract 6.32x from each side)
![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=62eb16c773724b76e386a913f4fa2700.png\")
(Simplify)
![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=1bba1bf5f06e4321b6a6f1d0590886b3.png\")
(Subtract 25.9074 from each side)
![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=d057f87843512bef758d90f311646eed.png\")
(Simplify)
![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=54f61f9949028fe93d920c54393d45d6.png\")
(Divide each side by negative 15.77)
![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=bcddc4ebb48473007280de5de9ceb97f.png\")
(Simplify)![\"\"](\"/userfiles/image/steps_images/solution.JPG\")
The value of ![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=bcddc4ebb48473007280de5de9ceb97f.png\")
.