I think the trick is to add the two middle terms together. (And the 2 end terms).
8 - 12x
The variable is x. The coefficient is - 12.
8 is a constant.
The coefficient always goes with a variable.
3x^2 + 2x + 5
Nothing can be combined. The leading coefficient is 3 (which goes with the greatest power of the variable x^2 in this case) and the other coefficient is 2. 5 is a constant.
First thing you need to do is distributive property and that will give you
7-56-7x=-14+4x then combine like terms which will then give you
-49-7x=-14+4x Next get your letters on the left do that by subtracting 4x which will give you -49-11x=-14. After that you will add 49 to both sides which will give you
-11x= 35. Divide by -11 to get x=3.18
I hope this answer helps you
