Question

Solve the
9x+42=4x-13
The solution is x=

Answer 1

You isolate the x term basically.

First you bring 4x from the right hand side to the left hand side and so the equation would be: 9x - 4x + 42 = -13

Then you bring 42 from the left hand side to the right hand side so the equation would look something like this: 9x - 4x = -13 - 42

Next subtract the x terms and the numbers on the right hand side too so you get: 5x = -55

Remove the coefficient from x and bring it to the right hand side with the operation as division. So you get: x = -55/5

Solve the division and you get: x = -11

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Answer 2

x = -11

Explanation:

9x+42=4x-13

(add 13 to both sides)

9x+55=4x

(subtract 9x from both sides)

55=-5x

(divide by -5)

-11 = x