SOLUTION: Is 7 a solution of the equation 4x-2=3x+5?

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Question 100386: Is 7 a solution of the equation 4x-2=3x+5?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation


Add 2 to both sides


Subtract 3x from both sides


Combine like terms on the left side


Combine like terms on the right side

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Answer:
So our answer is


So 7 is a solution to

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