Question 87977
-4x + 7 = 35 [isolate the x-term]
-4x+7-7=35-7
-4x=28
-4x/-4=28/-4
x=-7
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Checking:
Let x=-7
-4x + 7 = 35

-4(-7) + 7 = 35
28+7=35
35=35 [checks]