Given the following equation:
[tex]\text{ 2(7 + 3x) = 44}[/tex]Let's find x by applying the Distributive Property.
We get,
[tex]\text{ 2(7 + 3x) = 44}[/tex][tex]\text{ (2)(7) + (2)(3x) = 44}[/tex][tex]\text{ 14 + 6x = 44}[/tex][tex]14+\text{6x-14 = 44 - 14}[/tex][tex]\text{6x = 3}0[/tex][tex]\frac{\text{6x}}{6}\text{ = }\frac{\text{3}0}{6}[/tex][tex]\text{ x = 5}[/tex]Therefore, x = 5
