Question

Help ! Seven subtracted from 3 times a number is equal to 9 more than 5 times the number.

What is the number?

Answer 1

3x-7=5x+9
can you solve that?

Answer 2

or should i help?

Answer 3

help please.

Answer 4

alright first well deal with the non-variables, and subtract 9 from both sides.
3x-16=5x
then well subtract 3x from both sides,
-16=2x
divide both sides by two and youre left with
-8=x
if you dont get it let me know because i feel like im not explaining well enough

Answer 5

yes i understand that