Answer: " x = 5 " . _______________________ Solve for "x" ; Given: " -3x - 8 + 6x = 7 " ; ____________________ Combine the "like terms" on the left-hand side of the equation:
3x - 8 = 7 ; ________________ Add "8" to EACH SIDE of the equation: ____________________________ 3x - 8 + 8 = 7 + 8 ; ____________________________ to get:
3x = 15 ; ____________________________ Divide EACH SIDE of the equation by "3" ; to isolate "x" on one side of the equation; and to solve for "x" ; ____________________________ 3x / 3 = 15 / 3 ; ____________________________ x = 5 . ____________________________