You can put this solution on YOUR website! 24x+5=12x+41
subtract 12x from both sides:
12x+5=41
subtract 5 from both sides:
12x=36
divide both sides by 12:
x=3
3(x+5)=4
clear the parentheses by distributive property:
3x+15=4
subtract 15 from both sides:
3x=-11
divide both sides by 3
x=-11/3