SOLUTION: What does x equal in this equation? 6=2(x+8)-5x

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Question 846813: What does x equal in this equation? 6=2(x+8)-5x
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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6=2x+16-5x
6-16=2x-5x
-10=-3x
-10/-3=x
3 1/3=x