Question

Which is a correct first step for solving this equation -3x+2-5x-7=4x+2

Answer 1

Your first step should be to separate the x's and the numbers.

This is how I would do it:

-3x+2-5x-7=4x+2

-3x-5x-4x=2-2+7

-12x=7

x=-7/12