How do you solve 3x + 5= 5( x - 3)?

1 Answer
Oct 8, 2016

x=10, see below.

Explanation:

3x+5=5x-15->expanding parenthesis
-2x+5=-15->subtracting 5x from both sides
-2x=-20->subtracting 5 from both sides
x=10->dividing both sides by 2 and multiplying both sides by -1