38 < 4x + 3 +7 - 3x (original equation) 38 < 4x - 3x + 3 + 7 (combine like terms) 38 < x + 10 (simplify) 38 - 10 < x + 10 - 10 (subtract 10 from both sides to get (x) alone) 28 < x (simplify) x > 28 (switch to get x on the left (its proper equation writing >.<) )