How do you solve $4 x - 1 = - 9$ $4x - 1 = -9$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-25T23:02:27

$x = - 2$ $x=-2$

We can start by adding $1$ $1$ to both sides to isolate $x$ $x$ . We get:

$4 x = - 8$ $4x=-8$

Lastly, we can divide both sides by $4$ $4$ to solve for $x$ $x$ . We get:

$x = - 2$ $x=-2$

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