How do you solve #3x - 2(2x+3) - 4 = 5(x-3) - 8#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-19T09:26:00

# x = 13/6 #

#3x−color(blue)(2)(2x+3)−4=color(green)(5)(x−3)−8#

#3x−color(blue)(2) * (2x) + color(blue)((-2)) * (3) − 4= color(green)(5) * (x) + color(green)(5) * (−3)−8#

#3x− 4x - 6 − 4= 5x -15 − 8#

# - x - 6 − 4= 5x -23#

# - x - 10= 5x -23#

# - 10 + 23= 5x + x #

# 13= 6x #

# x = 13/6 #