4x+1 -3 = 26
first, +1 and -3 = -2
Move the -2 to the other side of the = sign, and it becomes +2.
+26 +(+2) = 28
Now we have 4x = 28
Divide both sides by 4 and you have 4x/4 = 28/4
Perform that division and the answer is x = 7
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