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What is the anwser to 5x+3=8

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take away 3 from 8 and 3.
5x+3=8
-3 -3
now you have 5x=5. The last step is to divide 5 from each side and you should get x=1
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5x + 3 = 8

5x = 8 - 3

x = 5/5

x = 1
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