Question

Solve for x
1 = − 4 + x

Answer 1

Answer: x = 5

Explanation:

1 = -4 + x

We have to isolate x, and remember, what we do to one side we do to the other.

1 + 4 = -4 + 4 + x

5 = x

Check:

-4 + 5 = 1

1=1