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Solving Equations 2 of 5 | Set 2

Solve linear equation 4x - 3 = 1

Solving mathematical equations step-by-step

Solution:
The equation given is

Step 1 to solve equation 4x - 3 = 1:

In the linear algebraic equation 4x - 3 = 1, to solve for variable 'x', we need to get 'x' by itself on one side of the equation
We need to remove 3. Here, 3 is having a minus sign. So when we shift 3 on the RHS, its sign will reverse.

We will add 3 to both sides.
We get

We get
We get

Step 2:

Here, 4x means 4 is multiplied with x. So when we shift 4 on the RHS, its sign will reverse.

We will divide by 4 on both sides.
We get
We get
The solution is complete.
Solution: For the equation 4x - 3 = 1,the value of x is 1.
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