Chapter 3 - Section 3.2 - Solving Equations: Review of the Addition and Multiplication Properties - Exercise Set - Page 180: 72

$x=-6$

$-4(x+7)-30=3-37\rightarrow$ apply distributive property $-4x-28-30=-34\rightarrow$ simplify $-4x-58=-34\rightarrow$ add 58 to each side $-4x-58+58=-34+58\rightarrow$ simplify $-4x=24\rightarrow$ divide each side by -4 $-4x\div-4=24\div-4\rightarrow$ simplify $x=-6$