SOLUTION: 3x+8=5x+10

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Question 3443: 3x+8=5x+10
Found 2 solutions by Blessed, Pieter:
Answer by Blessed(3) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x 8 = 5x+10
-3 -3 -5 -5

x 5 x 5

Answer by Pieter(35) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x + 8 = 5x + 10
Bring all the terms in x to the left hand side and all the rest to the right hand side.
3x - 5x = 10 - 8
counting gives:
-2x = 2
or x = 2/-2 = -1
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