$$ \begin{aligned} 4x+5 &= 3x-1&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 3x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ 5 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]4x-3x &= -1-5&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]x &= -6&& \\[1 em]x &= -6&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$