Step 1. Subtract 3x from both sides of the equation to isolate numbers on one side and variables on the other side
Step 2. Subtract 5 from both of the equation to isolate the x-terms.
Step 3. Divide by 5 to both side of the equation to get x
Step 4. Check with original equation for a true statement.
which is a true statement
Step 5. ANSWER: Solution is .
I hope the above steps were helpful.
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