Answer & Step-by-step explanation:
On the left:
There are 4 triangles that indicate -x, so this is -4
There are 3 circles that indicate -1, so these are -3.
Insert as an expression:
![-4x-3](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/z7c8nmbguxgfkm10samsun1jpqhytbthzd.png)
On the right:
There are 2 triangles that indicate -x, so this is -2x.
There are 2 circles that indicate -1, so these are -2.
Insert as an expression:
![-2x-2](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/3j4smkn8pygxad44cdsh2ax7avcc4c429i.png)
Combine both expressions into an equation:
![-4x-3=-2x-2](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/dw38k8bh4f212c1hwhpi44tvvi54q5o6pb.png)
Solve for x. Add 3 to both sides:
![-4x-3+3=-2x-2+3\\\\-4x=-2x+1](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/a23a9cxsqjhs1j0kl7xcaehuv7qlttm17t.png)
Add 2x to both sides:
![-4x+2x=-2x+2x+1\\\\-2x=1](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/lbel0wewu179ccea88tn8i4hn8i4zor0qh.png)
Isolate the variable. Divide both sides by -2:
![(-2x)/(-2) =(1)/(-2)\\\\ x=-(1)/(2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/q58qxi8hvkw12trckmst7fho3uxkd75d4i.png)
:Done