Question 62367
<b>10x +14 = 5x +24</b>

You want to combine the x's and the constants.

You have 10x on the left side of the = sign and 5x on the right side.
If you subtract 5x from both sides you'll have {{{5x + 14 = 24}}}.

Likewise, you can subtract 14 from both sides of the equation.
Then, {{{5x=10}}}.
Finally, divide both sides by 5 to get x by itself. Then, {{{x=2}}}.

To verify that 2 is the correct answer plug 2 into the original equation.

Then, {{{10(2)+14 = 34}}} and {{{5(2)+24 = 34}}}.