Answer
$x = \frac{2}{3}, 7$
Work Step by Step
There are two ways to solve for $x$:
1) Expand and simplify
$x(3x -2) - 7(3x-2) = 0$
$3x^{2} - 2x - 21x + 14 = 0$
$3x^{2}-23x+14$
2) Simply solve for $x$
$(x-7)(3x-2) = 0$
$x = \frac{2}{3}, 7$
Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285194055
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-405-9
Chapter 6 - Factoring, Solving Equations, and Problem Solving - 6.1 - Factoring by Using the Distributive Property - Problem Set 6.1 - Page 243: 82
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