Finite Math Examples

$4 x - 6 + 7 (x + 1) = - 3 x - 4$

Step 1

Simplify $4 x - 6 + 7 (x + 1)$ .

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Step 1.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1.1

Apply the distributive property.

$4 x - 6 + 7 x + 7 \cdot 1 = - 3 x - 4$

Step 1.1.2

Multiply $7$ by $1$ .

$4 x - 6 + 7 x + 7 = - 3 x - 4$

Step 1.2

Simplify by adding terms.

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Step 1.2.1

Add $4 x$ and $7 x$ .

$11 x - 6 + 7 = - 3 x - 4$

Step 1.2.2

Add $- 6$ and $7$ .

$11 x + 1 = - 3 x - 4$

Step 2

Graph each side of the equation. The solution is the x-value of the point of intersection.

$x \approx - 0.35714285$

Step 3