Solve for the equation: 4 (x+1) - 3 (2x+6) = - 11

Simplify the equation to the form, which is simple to understand 4 (x+1) - 3 (2x+6) = - 11 Reorder the terms in parentheses + (+4x+4) - 3 * (2x+6) = - 11 Remove unnecessary parentheses + 4x+4-3 + * (+2x+6+) = - 11 Reorder the terms in parentheses + 4x+4 + (-6x-18) = - 11 Remove unnecessary parentheses + 4x+4-6x-18=-11 move all terms containing x to the left and all other terms to the right. + 4x-6x=-11-4+18 simplify left and right side of the equation. - 2x=+3 divide both sides of the equation by - 2 to get x. x=-1.5