Question

Solve for x: 5x – 8 = x + 4

Answer 1

\[\huge{5x-x=4+8}\]
\[\huge{4x=12}\]\[\huge{x=\frac{12}{4}=3}\]

Answer 2

^^ Your smart xD

Answer 3

DO you understand what @mathsolver did?

Answer 4

Sortaa .

Answer 5

Alright, well you had your equation with that lovely picture up there that I'm not going to reproduce. Lets look at the first half of the equation 5x-x.

Answer 6

What its basically saying is 5x-1x.

Then you just ignore the x and subtract the numbers. So 5-1=4. Then you add the x back. 5x-1x=4x

Answer 7

Where did you get the 1 ?

Answer 8

I just put it there so you could see the subtraction in action. Cause all a number infront of x does is multiply it, so (4)(x)=4x. (1)(x)=x

Answer 9

1x=x

Answer 10

just like (1)(132)=132

Answer 11

Got it?