Question

Of the following options, what could be a possible first step in solving the equation 3x − 1 = 2x + 4?

Answer 1

Move the "x" terms to the same side

Answer 2

The first steps would be something along the lines of...

Combine like terms
2x and 3x
-1 and 4
Here is how to work the problem,

3x -1 = 2x +4
The goal is to get X alone,
So Combine like terms by subtracting 2x from 3x
and Adding 1 to 4
Now you have
x = 5