How do you simplify $7(x+2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2014-09-28T18:05:33

$7 (x+2)$

$7*x + 7*2$

$7x + 14$

in order to solve for x assume, the equation to be equal to zero;

$7x + 14 = 0$

subtract $14$ from both sides

$7x +14 -14 = 0-14$

$7x = -14$

dividing both the sides by $7$ gives;

$(7x) /7 = -14 /7$

$x = -2$

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