You can put this solution on YOUR website! To solve this equation: 4x + 9 = 7x
You can determine that since there are 2 x's in this equation, they can be combined together, they are like terms.
First, get the x's together by subtracting the 4x from the left to the right side of the equation:
Now divide by 3 to both sides of the equation to get x by itself: