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This simplifies to 6x = -3, so x = -0.5 Check: (3 x -0.5) + 2 = (9 x -0.5) + 5 ie -1.5 + 2 = -4.5 + 5 0.5 = 0.5 QED

3x + 2 = 9x + 5 3x - 9x + 2 - 2 = 9x - 9x + 5 - 2

-6x = 3 -6x/-6 = 3/-6 x = -1/2 or x = -0.5

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