<PRE><B>Question 681706</B>
lately I have not been to hot on my math tests...One problem i had was..

               5(x-1)= 3(x+3)

   What I tried:  i changed it to 5x-5 = 3x+9
                 
here is where i messed up:i again changed it to     8x-5=9     I thought that I was supposed to combine like terms.  Can you please show me the next step in the equation and what the answere should be so I understand?
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5x-5 = 3x+9
Do the same thing to both sides.
Subtract 3x
2x - 5 = 9
Add 5
2x = 14
Divide by 2
x = 7
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