SOLUTION: solve -7x+4=3x

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Question 806039: solve -7x+4=3x
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-7x%2B4=3x Start with the given equation.


-7x=3x-4 Subtract 4 from both sides.


-7x-3x=-4 Subtract 3x from both sides.


-10x=-4 Combine like terms on the left side.


x=%28-4%29%2F%28-10%29 Divide both sides by -10 to isolate x.


x=2%2F5 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is x=2%2F5