Question

Please help quick!

Solve for x.

23(x−7)=−2

Answer 1

Use the distributive property 
23x-161=-2
then you can just solve normally by getting the x alone.
add 161 to both sides
23x=159
then you dived 23 on both sides
x=6.91

Answer 2

The answer is 159/23

divide 23 on both sides
and then add 7