Question 156033
Begin by eliminating the brackets using the distributive property:

4x - 1 - 2x - 2 = x + 5

Then subtract x from both sides to get:

4x - 1 - 2x - 2 - x = 5

Then, combine like terms on the left side:

x - 3 = 5

Then add 3 to both sides to get:

x = 8