Subtract 4x from both sides
24 = 5x + 1 - 4x
Simplify 5x + 1 - 4x to x + 1
24 = x + 1
Subtract 1 from both sides
24 - 1 = x
Simplify 24 - 1 to 23
23 = x
Switch sides
x = 23
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