4 − 2𝑥 = 𝑥 + 8

4 − 8 = 𝑥 + 2𝑥
−4 = 3𝑥
4
− =𝑥
3
𝑥
− 4 = −8
−3𝑎 − 6 = 6 3
𝑥
−6 − 6 = 3𝑎 = −8 + 4
3
−12 = 3𝑎 𝑥
= −4
−4 = 𝑎 3
𝑥 = −12

7𝑥 − 5 + 2𝑥 = 4𝑥 + 23 + 𝑥
7𝑥 + 2𝑥 − 4𝑥 − 𝑥 = 23 + 5
4𝑥 = 28
𝑥=7

−4 − 30 + 8 = 7𝑥 + 𝑥 − 6𝑥 − 3𝑥
 −26 = −𝑥
26 = 𝑥

13𝑥 − 5𝑥 − 10𝑥 + 7𝑥 = −27 + 7

5𝑥 = −20
𝑥 = −4

−9𝑥 + 7𝑥 + 6𝑥 + 4𝑥 = 5 − 8
8𝑥 = −3
3
𝑥=−
8

5𝑥 − 15 − 2𝑥 + 14 = 7𝑥 + 4𝑥 − 2
−15 + 14 + 2 = 7𝑥 + 4𝑥 − 5𝑥 + 2𝑥
1 = 8𝑥
1
=𝑥
8

6𝑥 − 12 − 3𝑥 + 3 = 4𝑥 + 3𝑥 − 6
6𝑥 − 3𝑥 − 4𝑥 − 3𝑥 = −6 + 12 − 3
−4𝑥 = 3
 3
𝑥=−
4

2–4–3 2 6–3 2

1–2–3 2 3–3 3

1–1–3 3 1–1

1- 1 -1
𝑥 𝑥 𝑥 7 2
+ − = −
2 4 3 6 3
MCM = 12 MCM=6
6𝑥 + 3𝑥 − 4𝑥 7 − 4
=
12 6
6(5𝑥 ) = 12(3)
30𝑥 = 36
6
𝑥=
5