Question 248962
-4(3+x)+5=4(x+3)
what is x

Expand the above:

-12 - 4x + 5 = 4x + 12

Add 4x to both sides of the equation:

-12 + 5 = 8x + 12

-7 = 8x + 12

Substract 12 from both sides:

-19 = 8x

Divide both sides by 8:

-19/8 = x