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MysticSmile
Oct 4, 2017

#x=-5/2# or #x=-2.5#

Explanation:

First we subtract #5# from both sides:
#4x+5color(blue)-color(blue)5=2xcolor(blue)-color(blue)5#
Simplify:
#4x=2x-5#
Subtract #2x# from both sides:
#4xcolor(blue)-color(blue)2color(blue)x=2x-5color(blue)-color(blue)2color(blue)x#
Simplify:
#2x=-5#

Divide both sides by #2#

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

Therefore, #x=-5/2# or #x=-2.5# (Decimal)

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