$\"\"$ $\"\"$

The equation is $\"\"$ .

$\"\"$ (Subtract $\"\"$ from both sides)

$\"\"$ (Commutative property of addition: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Additive inverse property: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Additive identityproperty: $\"\"$ ) $\"\"$

$\"\"$ (Divide each side by $\"\"$ ) \ \

$\"\"$ (Cancel common factors) $\"\"$

The solution is $\"\"$ .