Answer
x = 3
Work Step by Step
1. Given: 2x + 4 - x = 4x - 5
2. Simplify: x + 4 = 4x - 5
3. Add and subtract: 3x = 9
4. Divide: x = 3
5. Check: 2(3) + 4 - 3 = 4(3) - 5
7 = 7, so the solution is correct.
Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Hornsby, John; McGinnis, Terry
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321969359
ISBN 13:
978-0-32196-935-4
Chapter 1 - Section 1.1 - Linear Equations in One Variable - 1.1 Exercises - Page 51: 24
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