Question

5. Solve.4x – 18 = 7x – 40IVour answer

Answer 1

We want to solve the equation:

$4x-18=7x-40$

First of all, Subtract 7x from both sides:

$\begin{gathered} 4x-18-7x=7x-40-7x \\ 4x-7x-18=-40 \\ -3x-18=-40 \end{gathered}$

Next, add 18 to both sides:

$\begin{gathered} -3x-18+18=-40+18 \\ -3x=-22 \end{gathered}$

Divide both