Question

What is 4x + 9x - 4 = 2x + 8?

Answer 1

First step is to simplify:
4x+9x+−4=2x+8
Combine Like Terms:
(4x+9x)+(−4)=2x+8
13x+−4=2x+813x−4=2x+8
Now you need to subtract 2x from both sides:
13x−4−2x=2x+8−2x
11x−4=8
Now, add 4 to both sides:
11x−4+4=8+4
11x=12
Then. divide both sides by 11:
11x/11=12/11
And now your answer is:
x=12/11

Good luck with your studies, I hope this helps!

Answer 2

REMEMBER; you can do anything with an equation as long as you do it on both sides!

4x + 9x - 4 = 2x + 8
Lets first move the "x" to one side.
... 4x + 9x - 4 - 2x = 8
I subtracted - 2x from both sides.
4x + 9x - 2x = 8 + 4
I added 4 to both sides
-//- = 12
I sumed up what I could on the right side
13x - 2x = 12
I simplyfied the left side
11x = 12
I subtracted on the left side
x = 12/11
I divided 11 from both sides
anwser:
x = 1.09090909091