How do you solve the equation #-4x-7=17#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-07T12:15:55

See explanation.

First yo ushould add #7# to both sides to leave the unknown on left side:

#-4x=24#

The last step is to divide both sides by the coefficient of #x#:

#x=24/-4#

#x=-6#

To check the solution you can substitute the calculated value to the original equation:

#-4*(-6)-7=24-7=17#

Left and right sides are the same, so the answer is correct.