Question

How do you solve `2x+3-4x-7=11`?

Answer 1

`x=-15/2`

Explanation:

Rearranging

`2x-4x+3-7=11`
this is

`-2x-4=11`

adding `4` on both sides

`-2x=15`

dividing by `-2`

so

`x=-15/2`

Answer 2

`x=-15/2`

Explanation:

`"collect terms in "x" on the left side of the equation and"`
`"numeric values on the right side"`

`-2x-4=11`

`"add 4 to both sides"`

`-2x=11+4=15`

`"divide both sides by "-2`

`(cancel(-2) x)/cancel(-2)=15/(-2)rArrx=-15/2`

Answer 3

`x=-15/2`

Explanation:

We can rearrange this as

`2x-4x+3-7=11`

Now, our like terms are next to each other, which makes it easier to combine. We combine the `x` terms, and the constants to get

`-2x-4=11`

Let's add `4` to both sides to get

`-2x=15`

Dividing both sides by `-2`, we get

`x=-15/2`

Hope this helps!