SOLUTION: 5c - 8 + 3c = 10 + 2c -3

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: 5c - 8 + 3c = 10 + 2c -3 This question is from textbook intermediate algebra

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5c-8%2B3c=10%2B2c-3 Start with the given equation.


8c-8=10%2B2c-3 Combine like terms on the left side.


8c-8=2c%2B7 Combine like terms on the right side.


8c=2c%2B7%2B8 Add 8 to both sides.


8c-2c=7%2B8 Subtract 2c from both sides.


6c=7%2B8 Combine like terms on the left side.


6c=15 Combine like terms on the right side.


c=%2815%29%2F%286%29 Divide both sides by 6 to isolate c.


c=5%2F2 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the answer is c=5%2F2 which in decimal form is c=2.5.