Question

How do you solve `4x - 11= 5x - 19`?

Answer 1

`x=8`

Explanation:

In order to solve `4x-11=5x-19`

Begin by using the additive inverse to combine like terms on the opposite sides of the equal sign

`cancel(4x)-11 cancel (-4x)=5x-19 -4x`

`-11 = x-19`

`-11 + 19 = xcancel(-19) cancel(+19)`

`8=x`