Question 629143
  <pre><font face = "Tohoma" size = 3 color = "indigo"><b> 
Hi,
In finding the solution for x, the idea is to isolate the variable on one side of the EQ

5 - 3x = 2x + 9    |3x is added to the equation first
    5 = 5x + 9     | 9 is subtracted from EQ second
   -4 = 5x