SOLUTION: Can someone help me on this problem? I need to solve and check the following equation: 5x + 8 + 3x -x + 5 = 6x -3 Thanks, Sher

Question 53468: Can someone help me on this problem?
I need to solve and check the following equation:
5x + 8 + 3x -x + 5 = 6x -3
Thanks,
Sher
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The idea is to get the unknown (x) on the left and the integers on the right
We do this by adding or subtracting the same values from each side.
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5x + 8 + 3x -x + 5 = 6x - 3
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5x + 3x - x + 8 + 5 = 6x - 3; group like terms
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7x + 13 = 6x - 3: did the math on like terms
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7x - 6x = - 3 - 13; subtracted 6x and 13 from both sides
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1x = -16
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Check our solution by substituting -16 for x in the original equation
5x + 8 + 3x -x + 5 = 6x - 3
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5(-16) + 8 + 3(-16) -(-16) + 5 = 6(-16) - 3
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-80 + 8 - 48 + 16 + 5 = -96 - 3: remember two negatives = a plus
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-99 = -99; checks our solution x = -16

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