First, let's simplify the left side of the equation:
(2x+3) - 2(5x-1)= 2x + 3 - 10x + 2= -8x + 5
Now, let's simplify the right side of the equation:
(7x - 1) - 2(3 + 11)= 7x - 1 - 2(14)= 7x - 1 - 28= 7x - 29
So, the equation simplifies to:
-8x + 5 = 7x - 29
To solve for x, we can move all the x terms to one side of the equation:
-8x - 7x = -29 - 5-15x = -34
Now, we can solve for x by dividing by -15 on both sides:
x = -34 / -15x = 34 / 15 or approximately x = 2.27
Therefore, the solution to the equation is x = 34/15 or approximately x = 2.27.
First, let's simplify the left side of the equation:
(2x+3) - 2(5x-1)
= 2x + 3 - 10x + 2
= -8x + 5
Now, let's simplify the right side of the equation:
(7x - 1) - 2(3 + 11)
= 7x - 1 - 2(14)
= 7x - 1 - 28
= 7x - 29
So, the equation simplifies to:
-8x + 5 = 7x - 29
To solve for x, we can move all the x terms to one side of the equation:
-8x - 7x = -29 - 5
-15x = -34
Now, we can solve for x by dividing by -15 on both sides:
x = -34 / -15
x = 34 / 15 or approximately x = 2.27
Therefore, the solution to the equation is x = 34/15 or approximately x = 2.27.