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Solve the equation 3(x+2)=5x-2

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3(x+2)=5x-2\\ 3x+6=5x-2\\ 5x-3x=6+2\\ 2x=8\\ x=4
User Sushant Gupta
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3(x + 2) = 5x - 2
3(x) + 3(2) = 5x - 2
3x + 6 = 5x - 2
- 3x - 3x
6 = 2x - 2
+ 2 + 2
8 = 2x
2 2
4 = x
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