SOLUTION: Solve: 2x+3-4x+5=2x+2-5-x

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Question 147930: Solve: 2x+3-4x+5=2x+2-5-x
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x%2B3-4x%2B5=2x%2B2-5-x Start with the given equation.


-2x%2B8=2x%2B2-5-x Combine like terms on the left side.


-2x%2B8=x-3 Combine like terms on the right side.


-2x=x-3-8 Subtract 8 from both sides.


-2x-x=-3-8 Subtract x from both sides.


-3x=-3-8 Combine like terms on the left side.


-3x=-11 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%28-11%29%2F%28-3%29 Divide both sides by -3 to isolate x.


x=11%2F3 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the answer is x=11%2F3


Which approximates to x=3.667