Question

8x+4=4x+9

Answer 1

subtract 4x from both sides, what u get ?

Answer 2

4x+4=9

Answer 3

now subtract 4 from both sides.
what u get ?

Answer 4

x=5

Answer 5

wouldn't you get
4x= 5 ?

Answer 6

oh yes, I guess you would

Answer 7

then what would x be ?

Answer 8

this doesn't make sense to me....sorry

Answer 9

x+5/4

Answer 10

4x=5
then dividing both sides by 4
4x/4 = 5/4
x= 5/4
this makes sense ?

Answer 11

oops x=5/4

Answer 12

yes, correct :)

Answer 13

ok I see how that goes now, ty so much.

Answer 14

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