Question

Solve 9x – 3 > 2x + 11. Show each step of your work please.

Answer 1

Let's do this step by step:
Our objective is to find out x.

First, we have to take the '-3' to the right side, and put it next to the 11. When we do this its operation reverses, so it becomes 11 + 3, which is 14.
So we have 9x > 2x + 14.
Then we do the same to the numbers with X, but this time we take the number from the right side to the left. So 2x to the left (reversed) becomes 9x-2x which is 7x.
So 7x > 14
Now let's simplify, 14/7 = 2
so x = 2

Answer 2

9x – 3  > 2x + 11
9x - 2x > 11 +3
       7x > 14
         x > 14/7
         x > 2