Answer:
x= - 23/4
Explanation:
Add 9 to both sides of the equation:
3x -9 = 7x +14
3x- 9 + 9 = 7x +14 +9
Simplify:
3x -9 + 9 = 7x +14 +9
3x = 7x +14 +9
3x =7x +14 +9
Subtract 7x from both sides of the equation:
3x= 7x +23
3x -7x = 7x +23 - 7x
Simplify Again:
3x -7x = 7x +23 -7x
-4x =23
Combine like terms:
-4x =23
Divide both sides of the equation by the same terms:
14x/ 14 = 23/ -4
Cancel terms that are both the numerator and the denominator:
x= - 23/- 4
Answer:
x= - 23/4