Solve the following equation and check your results.
8x + 4 = 3 (x-1) +7
8x + 4 = 3 (x-1) +7
or 8x + 4 = 3x - 3 + 7
or 8x + 4 = 3x + 4
Transposing 4 to RHS, we have
8x = 3x + 4 - 4
Transposing 3x to LHS, we have
8x - 3x =0
or 5x = 0
∴ x = 0