Question 247751
Hello, 
The whole idea is to get x all alone. So how do you do it?
Add 1 to both sides. 
4x-1+1=-4+1  This leaves us with:
4x=-3 Now Divide both sides by 4 will leave us with:
x=-3/4
There you go. Plug this answer back into the original and you'll see it works. 
RJ Toftness
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