4(x + 3) = 6 - x
First, expand to remove parentheses.
\(4x + 12 = 6 - x\)
Second, subtract '6' from both sides.
\(4x + 12 - 6 = -x\)
Third, subtract '12 - 6' to get 6.
\(4x + 6 = -x\)
Fourth, subtract '4x' from both sides.
\(6 = -x - 4x\)
Fifth, since 'x' can be referred to as '1', add it to '4x' to get '-5x'.
\(6 = -5x\)
Sixth, divide both sides by '-5'.
\(\frac{6}{-5} =x\)
Seventh, change the whole fraction into a negative.
\(-\frac{6}{5} =x\)
Eighth, switch your sides.
\(x = -\frac{6}{5}\)
Answer as fraction: \(-\frac{6}{5}\)
Answer as decimal: -1.2
