SOLUTION: 4x +1 = 2x +5
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Question 86484: 4x +1 = 2x +5
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The general idea with soving these is to get the variables on one side and the numbers on the other.
Remember that what you do to one side of the equals sign must be done to the other side as well.
Subtract 1 from each side
Simplify
Subtract 2x from each side.
Simplify
Divide both sides by 2
Simplify
Check!
Substitute x=2 into the original equation and check if the two sides are equal.
Correct!
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