SOLUTION: please help me solve this equation: 3x-2=x +8

Question 12495: please help me solve this equation: 3x-2=x +8
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The idea here is to get the variable, x in this case, to one side of the = and the numbers on the other side using the rules of algebra.
Subtract x from both sides.

Now add 2 to both sides.

Finally, divide both sides by 2 because you want x = ??? not 2x = ???

To check the solution, you substitute 5 in place of x (all of them) in the original equation and, if the rwo sides are equal, then the solutionis correct. If not, then it's back to the drawing board.
Check:

The solution is correct!

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