Question 86484
The general idea with soving these is to get the variables on one side and the numbers on the other.
Remember that what you do to one side of the equals sign must be done to the other side as well.
{{{4x+1=2x+5}}}
Subtract 1 from each side
{{{4x+1-1=2x+5-1}}}
Simplify
{{{4x=2x+4}}}
Subtract 2x from each side.
{{{4x-2x=2x+4-2x}}}
Simplify
{{{2x=4}}}
Divide both sides by 2
{{{2x/2=4/2}}}
Simplify
{{{x=2}}}
Check!
Substitute x=2 into the original equation and check if the two sides are equal.
{{{4x+1=2x+5}}}
{{{4*2+1=2*2+5}}}
{{{9=9}}}
Correct!