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Simplifying
4x + -5 = 2x + 7
Reorder the terms:
-5 + 4x = 2x + 7
Solving
-5 + 4x = 7 + 2x
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '-2x' to each side of the equation.
-5 + 4x + -2x = 7 + 2x + -2x
Combine like terms: 4x + -2x = 2x
-5 + 2x = 7 + 2x + -2x
Combine like terms: 2x + -2x = 0
-5 + 2x = 7 + 0
-5 + 2x = 7
Add '5' to each side of the equation.
-5 + 5 + 2x = 7 + 5
Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0
0 + 2x = 7 + 5
2x = 7 + 5
Combine like terms: 7 + 5 = 12
2x = 12
Divide each side by '2'.
x = 6 (your answer)
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