i will like to know how to solve this

1 + 4x = -5 + 7x
-4x - 4x
1 = -5 + 3x
+5 +5
6 = 3x
[tex]\frac{6}{3} = \frac{3x}{3}[/tex]
2 = x
Answer: x = 2
x = 2
Collect terms in x on one side of the equation and numeric values on the other
subtract 7x from both sides
1 + 4x - 7x = - 5
1 - 3x = - 5 ( subtract 1 from both sides )
- 3x = - 5 - 1 = - 6 ( divide both sides by - 3 )
x = [tex]\frac{- 6}{- 3}[/tex] = 2