What is the answer to 5x+4-x=5+2(x-3) ?

The answer to 5x+4-x=5+2(x-3) is x=-5/2

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5x+4-x=5+2(x-3)

5 x + 4 - x = 5 + 2 (x - 3)

x = - \frac{5}{2}

Decimal Notation

x = - 2.5

Solution steps

5 x + 4 - x = 5 + 2 (x - 3)

Group like terms

5 x - x + 4 = 5 + 2 (x - 3)

Add similar elements:

5 x - x = 4 x

4 x + 4 = 5 + 2 (x - 3)

Expand

5 + 2 (x - 3) : 2 x - 1

4 x + 4 = 2 x - 1

Move

4

to the right side

4 x = 2 x - 5

Move

2 x

to the left side

2 x = - 5

Divide both sides by

2

x = - \frac{5}{2}

- a = (- 1) a

- 2 x + 7 = - 21

7 (- 3 y + 2) = 8 (3 y - 2)

7 x - 4 = 3 x + 16

\frac{c}{( - 9 )} = 2