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How do you solve $- 4 = \frac{1}{2} x + 3$ $-4=1/2x+3$ ?

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Jun 27, 2015

$x = - 14$ $x=-14$

Explanation:

$- 4 = \frac{1}{2} x + 3$ $-4 = 1/2x + 3$
$XXXXX$ $color(white)("XXXXX")$ $\Rightarrow - 7 = \frac{1}{2} x$ $rArr -7 = 1/2 x$

$XXXXX$ $color(white)("XXXXX")$ $\Rightarrow - 14 = x$ $rArr -14 = x$

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