You can tell if the equation is linear or not if the equation makes a straight line on a graph.

Step 1:
Here we have -3 in subtraction on the left side, so when we take it to the right we apply opposite operation of subtraction that is addition.


Step 2:
Next we have 4 in multiplication on left side, so dividing right side by 4,


Step 3:
taking log on both sides


Step 4:
Dividing right side by 2,
x= ln (3.75) /2 = 0.66088
Answer : x = 0.66088..
-6x + 3 + x - 7...when ur adding expressions such as this, and there is a plus sign in between them, the parenthesis are not needed.
we now combine like terms...
-6x + x = -5x
3 - 7 = -4
and we are left with : -5x - 4 <==
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8*(n+6)=80
distribute
8n+48 = 80
subtract 48 from each side
8n = 32
divide by 8
n=4