What is the answer to 5x-2(x+1)=x+4 ?

The answer to 5x-2(x+1)=x+4 is x=3

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5x-2(x+1)=x+4

5 x - 2 (x + 1) = x + 4

x = 3

Solution steps

5 x - 2 (x + 1) = x + 4

Expand

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

5 x - 2 x - 2 = x + 4

Add similar elements:

5 x - 2 x = 3 x

3 x - 2 = x + 4

Move

2

to the right side

3 x = x + 6

Move

x

to the left side

2 x = 6

Divide both sides by

2

x = 3

- 2 ∣ 3 x - 2 ∣ > - 10

9 x^{2} - 3 = 46

- 3 x - 3 y - 3 z

- 3 - 0

- \frac{7}{12} + \frac{5}{8}