Question

What steps does Emory need to solve the equation x+7=3x+(-5)

Answer 1

First you need to find what x is equal to.

Explanation:

Since 3x-5 is what you need to find divide 3 by 3x to get x alone and do the same for -5/ 3 which -1.6666667, and you can estimate it to be -1.67 so x is about -1.67.