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Consider the equation -5x+10x+3=5x+6

Consider the equation -5x+10x+3=5x+6-example-1
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-5x+10x+3=5x+6
Simplify- 5x+3=5x+6
Subtract 3 from both sides- 5x=5x+3
Your answer is no solution because the next step would be subtracting 5x from both sides which would leave you with 0=3 which doesn't make sense
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