Question

Which value for x makes the sentence true?

11x - 6 = 7x + 2
A.
2
B.
8
C.
4
D.
-4

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

$11x - 6 = 7x + 2$

First, let's move all of the terms with an $x$ to the left-hand side of t he equation, and everything else to the right-hand side of the equation.

$11x - 7x = 2 + 6$

$4x = 8$

Next, let's divide both sides by $4$ to isolate the $x$ variable by itself on the left-hand side of the equation:

$\frac{4x}{4} = \frac{8}{4}$

$x = 2$