Question 127774
23-5(3-x)=-4(x-2)
23-15+5x=-4x+8   removed brackets by multiplying
8+5x=-4x+8       collected terms on left side
8+9x=8           Add 4x to both sides (to get from -4x to 0)
9x=0             Subtract 8 from both sides
x=0              divide both sides by 9