Solve fox using the equation: 5x + 2 = 7x - 4. Write your answer as "x=?", with no spaces

The answer is x=3
I just put the variables on one side and the whole numbers on the other and solved for x

Look, when you want to do something like put it like x^2. x2 could mean x² or x₂. so to clear confusion, know the notation. to find the product multiply the x's and you get -8x and the y's and you get 6y. since it's all being multiplied it is just -8x6y, or answer a. although the better answer is -48xy(combining -8 and 6) because you should multiply constants whenever you can.