Answer
x=-0.75
Work Step by Step
Simplifying
8x + -4(x + 2) + 11 = 0
Reorder the terms:
8x + -4(2 + x) + 11 = 0
8x + (2 * -4 + x * -4) + 11 = 0
8x + (-8 + -4x) + 11 = 0
Reorder the terms:
-8 + 11 + 8x + -4x = 0
Combine like terms: -8 + 11 = 3
3 + 8x + -4x = 0
Combine like terms: 8x + -4x = 4x
3 + 4x = 0
Solving
3 + 4x = 0
Solving for variable 'x'.
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '-3' to each side of the equation.
3 + -3 + 4x = 0 + -3
Combine like terms: 3 + -3 = 0
0 + 4x = 0 + -3
4x = 0 + -3
Combine like terms: 0 + -3 = -3
4x = -3
Divide each side by '4'.
x = -0.75
Simplifying
x = -0.75
