To solve the equation , let’s first simplify both sides. Distributing on the left gives us . On the right, distribute the to get , which simplifies to .

Now the equation looks like this:

Next, let’s add to both sides:

This simplifies to:

Adding 15 to both sides results in:

Finally, divide by 7:

So the solution to the equation is .

Now you can plug this value back into the original equation to check your work!