Walk it out on a number line — including why subtracting a negative moves you right.
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One operation at a time, with the reason that one goes next. Brackets, exponents, then × ÷, then + −.
Put a number in for x, then work through it in the right order.
Undo the addition first, then the multiplication — doing the same thing to both sides every time.