Simplifying
-1x + 8 + 3x = x + -6
Reorder the terms:
8 + -1x + 3x = x + -6
Combine like terms: -1x + 3x = 2x
8 + 2x = x + -6
Reorder the terms:
8 + 2x = -6 + x
Solving
8 + 2x = -6 + x
Solving for variable 'x'.
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '-1x' to each side of the equation.
8 + 2x + -1x = -6 + x + -1x
Combine like terms: 2x + -1x = 1x
8 + 1x = -6 + x + -1x
Combine like terms: x + -1x = 0
8 + 1x = -6 + 0
8 + 1x = -6
Divide each side by '1'.
x = -14
The answer is B) x=-14.
