Question

Helppp asppp !!!! Ryan and Kevin were sitting in a small group looking at the following problem 3x+ 2 = 10+5x Ryan said that the answer problem is 3 while Kevin said the answer problem is 4 who is correct

Answer 1

Answer is neither is correct
The answer is -4

Step by step

3x + 2 = 10 + 5x

Combine like terms on either side of =

Subtract 5x from both sides to isolate x

3x - 5x + 2 = 10 + 5x - 5x

-2x + 2 = 10

Now subtract 2 from both sides to isolate constants

-2x +2 -2 = 10 -2

-2x = 8

Divide both sides by -2 to solve

-2/-2 x = 8/-2

x = -4