Solve: 2x+1-14x=-71 this is for 7th grade mathematics. !

X=6

Step-by-step explanation:

2x+1-14x=-71

-12x+1=-71

-12x=-71-1

-12x=-72

-12x/12=-72/12

x=6

where is abdul's work? don't see that anywhere posted : /

step-by-step explanation:

for this case we must apply distributive property to the following expression:

the distributive property states that:

then, when applying the property we have to multiply the -2 for each term within the parenthesis: