-3x + 40 = 38
Subtract 40 from both sides: -3x = -2
Multiply both sides by -1: 3x = 2
Divide both sides by 3: x = 2/3
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y=16 x= -4
2x+9 = 49-3x 2x+3x = 49-9 5x = 40 x = 8
3x-5=40x+3 Subtract 3x-5 from each side 0=37x+8 -8=37x x= -8/37
7x-40 = -3x Add 40 and add 3x to both sides:- 7x-40+40+3x = 3x-3x+40 10x = 40 Divide both sides by 10:- x = 4
7. 8x-40=2x+2 4x-20=1x+1 3x-21=0 3x=21 therefore x=7