document.write( "Question 79284This question is from textbook Math Power Grade 8
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document.write( ": 3x+4=2x-3 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #56914 by bubblz190(11)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! First, you want to get the like terms together. So you can subtract 4 from each side. \n" ); document.write( "3x + 4 - 4 = 2x - 3 - 4 \n" ); document.write( "3x = 2x - 7 \n" ); document.write( "Then you can subtract 2x from each side to get those together. \n" ); document.write( "3x - 2x = 2x - 2x - 7 \n" ); document.write( "x = -7 \n" ); document.write( "To check your answer you can replace x with -7 in the problem. \n" ); document.write( "3(-7) + 4 = 2(-7) - 3 \n" ); document.write( "-21 +4 = -14 - 3 \n" ); document.write( "-17 = -17 \n" ); document.write( " |