what does 7x - 1 = 2x + 5
7x - 1 = 2x + 5 collect the like terms7x-2x=5+15x=6x=6\5x=1.2
x = 6/5
7x - 1 = 2x + 57x-2x-1-5 = 05x-6 = 05x = 65x/5 = 6/5x = 6/5