SOLUTION: what does x represent if -3x+7=x-1 and 1+2x-3=4x2 thank you!

Question 338315: what does x represent if
-3x+7=x-1
and
1+2x-3=4x2
thank you!
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'll do the first one to get you started.

Start with the given equation.

Subtract from both sides.

Subtract from both sides.

Combine like terms on the left side.

Combine like terms on the right side.

Divide both sides by to isolate .

Reduce.

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Answer:

So the solution is

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