Answer:
x
= -
2
Step-by-step explanation:
Distribute
4(x + 1) = -3x - 10
4x + 4 = -3x - 10
Subtract 4 from both sides of the equation
4x + 4 = -3x - 10
4x + 4 − 4 = −3x − 10 − 4
Simplify
Subtract the numbers
4x+4−4=−3x−10−4
4
= −
3
−
1
0 − 4
Subtract the numbers again
4
= − 3
− 14
Add 3x to both sides of the equation
4
= −
3
x − 1
4
4
+
3
=
−
3
−
1
4
+
3
Simplify
Combine like terms
4
+
3
= -3x-14+3x
7x =−3x−14+3x
Divide both sides of the equation by the same term
7
=
−
1
4
7
/7 = -14/7
Cancel terms that are in both the numerator and denominator
7x/7 = -14/7
x = -14/7
Divide the numbers
= −
1
4
/7
= −
2
