Question 61973
Given 8x + 7 = 3x - 33

Get all the terms of "x" on one side and the numbers on the other side, we get

8x - 3x = - 33 -7

When you get one term to other side, the sign will change.

5x = - 40

Divide by 5, we get

x = -40 /5

x = -8