Solving to find x 4x+3=51

Subtract 3 from both sides

4x = 51 - 3

Simplify 51 - 3 to 48

4x = 48

Divide both sides by 4

x = 48/4

Simplify 48/4 to 12

x = 12

x = 12

Step-by-step explanation:

to solve for x we want to get it by itself

4x + 3 = 51 < subtract 3 from both sides is the first step to get x alone

-3 - 3

4x = 48 < now we divide both sides by 4 to get rid of the 4x, as x is being multiplied by 4

4x/4 = x

48/4 = 12

x = 12 is our answer, you can check by plugging in the value for x into the original equation, but its not necessary