Question

What is the most efficient first step to isolate the variable term on one side of this equation?

Answer 1

So you would start from subtracting -4 on both sides then it leave 9x=-9 then divide both sides by 9 which would leave you with “ x=-18”

Answer 2

What is the most efficient first step to isolate the variable term on one side of this equation?

                           -9x = -4x + 5

Add 4x to both sides. you add 4x to both sides from edgenuity 2020