Question

Solve: 2 x + 1 = 7 x + 3 3 15

Answer 1

Answer:

1.Subtract 1 from both sides of the equation

2x+1=7x+3315

=》2x+1-1=7x+3315-1

2.simplify

°subtract the numbers

2x=7x+3314

3.subtract 7x from both sides of the equation

2x=7x+3314

2x-7x=7x+3314-7x

4.simplify

combine like terms

-5x+3314

5.divde both sides of the equation by the same term

-5x/-5=3314/-5

6.simplify

°cancell terms that are in both the numerator and denominator

°divide the numbers

x=-3314/5

solution x=-3314/5