because first you have to add the 4x, 9x, and the 7x together and you get 20x and then you add the last numbers up and you get 5and then you put the subtraction sign in there and that's how you get the answer.
Which equation shows the variable terms isolated on one side and the constant terms isolated on the other side for the equation -1/2x+3=4-1/4x? a. -1/4x=1 b. -3/4x=1 c. 7=1/4x d. 7=3/4x