Question

3x=14=-74-8x

Answer 1

solve for x

Answer 2

Hello @vicky123 , may I know what did you try yet?

Answer 3

\[3x+14=-74-8x\]

Answer 4

i carried across the -8x and got -5x +14=-74

Answer 5

i carried over the +14 and got 60

Answer 6

A slight mistake there @vicky123 ...

See whenever you transpose a term to the other side, the sign changes.

Answer 7

so it will be -88

Answer 8

So, when you will transpose -8x to the left hand side, the sign will change that is it will become : \(\large \color{blue}{\bf {+}} 8x\)

Answer 9

Yes @vicky123 , try to solve the problem again now.

Answer 10

so the answer is -8? @mathslover

Answer 11

Yes! @vicky123 Good work.

Answer 12

Also, vicky123 : \(\LARGE{\color{red}{\mathsf{Welcome}} \space \color{orange}{ \mathbb{To} }\space \color{blue}{\textbf{OpenStudy}}}\)