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

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-19T09:26:00

$x = 13/6$

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

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

$3x− 4x - 6 − 4= 5x -15 − 8$

$- x - 6 − 4= 5x -23$

$- x - 10= 5x -23$

$- 10 + 23= 5x + x$

$13= 6x$

$x = 13/6$

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