How to Solve an Equation with Four Terms

Do you ever wonder why teachers start a problem the way they do?

There are four reasonable ways to start solving an equation like:

3x + 2 = 4x – 1

On this site I will always manipulate and move things around so that the equation we’re solving looks like:

(the three colors represent three different numbers)

I have done it here:

Have questions? Post them in the comments.

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