$$ \begin{aligned} 7 &= 5 \cdot \frac{x}{2}-3&& \text{multiply ALL terms by } \color{blue}{ 2 }. \\[1 em]2\cdot7 &= 2\cdot5 \cdot \frac{x}{2}-2\cdot3&& \text{cancel out the denominators} \\[1 em]14 &= 5x-6&& \text{ swap the left and right side of the equation } \\[1 em]5x-6 &= 14&& \text{ move -6 to the right } \\[1 em]5x &= 14+6&& \\[1 em]5x &= 20&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 5 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{20}{5}&& \\[1 em]x &= 4&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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