Question

Good morning, I'm having trouble with this equation. What is the solution to this equation?

Answer 1

`\begin{gathered} (1)/(2)\text{ x + 1 = }(3)/(2)x-8 \\ (1)/(2)\text{ x + 1 }-(3)/(2)x\text{= }-8\text{ (Subtracting 3/2x from both sides of the equation)} \\ (1)/(2)\text{ x }-(3)/(2)x\text{= }-8-\text{ 1 (Subtracting }1\text{ from both sides of the equation)} \\ -(2)/(2)x\text{= }-9\text{ (Adding like terms)} \\ -x=-9\text{ (Simplifying)} \\ x=9\text{ (Multiplying by -1 on both sides of the equation)} \\ \text{The answer is 9} \end{gathered}`