Answer:
x = 10
Explanation:
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Let's distribute the parenthesis
Solve:
- 5(x - 3) = 3x + 5
- 5(x) - 5(3) = 3x + 5
- 5x - 15 = 3x + 5
Now, we can rearrange the variable so that x is on one side and the numbers are on the other.
- 5x - 15 = 3x + 5
- 5x - 15 - 3x = 3x + 5 - 3x
- 2x - 15 = 5
- 2x - 15 + 15 = 5 + 15
- 2x = 20
We can isolate x by dividing by the coefficient of x (2).
- 2x = 20
- 2x ÷ 2 = 20 ÷ 2
- x = 10
The value of x is 10.