Given the linear equation:
-x-4+5*(x+3) = (-1-x)-2
Expand brackets in the left part
-x-4+5*x+5*3 = (-1-x)-2
Expand brackets in the right part
-x-4+5*x+5*3 = -1-x-2
Looking for similar summands in the left part:
11 + 4*x = -1-x-2
Looking for similar summands in the right part:
11 + 4*x = -3 - x
Move free summands (without x)
from left part to right part, we given:
$$4 x = - x - 14$$
Move the summands with the unknown x
from the right part to the left part:
$$5 x = -14$$
Divide both parts of the equation by 5
x = -14 / (5)
We get the answer: x = -14/5