Distribute 7 to terms: Distribute the 7 to both terms inside the parentheses.We need to apply the distributive property, which states that a(b+c)=ab+ac. In this case, we have 7(z−2), which becomes 7⋅z−7⋅2.Calculation: 7z−14=28
Add 14 to both sides: Add 14 to both sides of the equation to isolate the term with the variable z. We want to get z by itself on one side of the equation, so we need to undo the subtraction of 14 by adding 14 to both sides. Calculation: 7z−14+14=28+14, which simplifies to 7z=42
Divide by 7: Divide both sides of the equation by 7 to solve for z. Now that we have 7z=42, we can find z by dividing both sides by 7. Calculation: 77z=742, which simplifies to z=6
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