How do you solve #3x - \frac { 2} { 3} = \frac { 5x } { 2} + 2#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-12T19:49:52

#x = 16/3#

#3x - 2/3 = (5x)/2 + 2#

Get all the #x# terms on one side

#3x - (5x)/2 = 2 + 2/3#

Simplify

#x/2 = 8/3#

Multiply by #2#

And so #x = 16/3#