solve below question 2 x + 1 = - 23
1 . subtract 1 from both sides : 2 x + 1 - 1 = - 23 - 1 2 . simplify both sides : 2 x = - 24 3 . divide both sides by 2 : 4 . simplify both sides : x = - 12 c
divide(negate(add(23, 1)), 2)