Answer:
2x = 10
Step-by-step explanation:
7 + 3x = 22
-7 -7
Subtract 7 from both sides (you are trying to get the variable alone, and to do that, you have to get every other number to 0. 7 - 7 = 0. BUT, whatever you do, you have to do to both sides.)
3x = 15
/3 /3
Divide both sides by three to get the variable alone.
x = 5
Now, plug in the value of x to the second equation and solve.
2(5) = ? --> 10
