SOLUTION: Solve for X: x-3a-4x+4a-b

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Question 91740: Solve for X: x-3a-4x+4a-b
Answer by tutorcecilia(2152) About Me  (Show Source):
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-3x+a-b [combine like-terms]
-3x+a-b=0 [set the expression equal to zero and solve for the x-term]
-3x+a-a-b=0-a
-3x-b=-a
-3x-b+b=-a+b
-3x=-a+b
%28%28-3x%2F1%29%281%2F-3%29%29=%28%281%2F-3%29%28-a%2Bb%29%29
x=%28-a%2F-3+%2B+b%2F-3%29
x=%28a%2F3-b%2F3%29
x=%28a-b%29%2F3%29