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-5-4x-4=x+11
Use the distributive property to multiply -4 by x+1.
-9-4x=x+11
Subtract 4 from -5 to get -9.
-9-4x-x=11
Subtract x from both sides.
-9-5x=11
Combine -4x and -x to get -5x.
-5x=11+9
Add 9 to both sides.
-5x=20
Add 11 and 9 to get 20.
x=\frac{20}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=-4
Divide 20 by -5 to get -4.