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# Solve for x: 6(x+5)–4(x+1)=9(x+3)

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27

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17

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7

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57

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## The correct option is B −17 6(x+5)–4(x+1)=9(x+3) Simplifying both sides of the equation, we get 6x+30–4x−4=9x+27 ⇒2x+26=9x+27 Transposing 9x from RHS to LHS, and 26 from LHS to RHS, we get, ⇒2x−9x=27−26⇒−7x=1 Transposing -7 from LHS to RHS, we get x=1−7=−17

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