Step One: The distributive property
4x = 7x - 21
Step Two: Subtraction of equals from both sides of the equation.
4x - 7x = 7x - 7x - 21
Step Three
Collecting like terms
-3x = - 21
Step Four
Divide by - 3: division of equals.
-3x/-3 = -21/-3
x = 7
You have a list of these terms somewhere. Everyone writes these differently. You have to translate this into what your notes tell you they are.