Solve $2 x - 1 = 14 - x$ and find the value of $x$ .

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Solution

Given, $2 x - 1 = 14 - x$ .

Transpose $x$ terms to one side and constant terms to the other side, we get,
$\Rightarrow$ $2 x + x = 14 + 1$

$\Rightarrow 3 x = 15$ .

Divide $3$ from both sides,we get,
$\frac{3 x}{3} = \frac{15}{3}$

$\Rightarrow x = 5$ .

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