How do you find the value of $x$ given $5x-3=12?$

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-27T23:26:56

See the entire solution process below:

Step 1) Add $color(red)(3)$ to each side of the equation to isolate the $x$ term while keeping the equation balanced:

$5x - 3 + color(red)(3) = 12 + color(red)(3)$

$5x - 0 = 15$

$5x = 15$

Step 2) Divide each side of the equation by $color(red)(5)$ to solve for $x$ while keeping the equation balanced:

$(5x)/color(red)(5) = 15/color(red)(5)$

$(color(red)(cancel(color(black)(5)))x)/cancel(color(red)(5)) = 3$

$x = 3$

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