Question #6b7e0

1 Answer
Oct 4, 2017

x=-5/2 or x=-2.5

Explanation:

First we subtract 5 from both sides:
4x+5color(blue)-color(blue)5=2xcolor(blue)-color(blue)5
Simplify:
4x=2x-5
Subtract 2x from both sides:
4xcolor(blue)-color(blue)2color(blue)x=2x-5color(blue)-color(blue)2color(blue)x
Simplify:
2x=-5

Divide both sides by 2

(2x)/2=(-5)/2

Therefore, x=-5/2 or x=-2.5 (Decimal)