How do you solve $3x + 1 = 5x - 10$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-22T04:19:59

$x=11/2$

We can start by adding $10$ to both sides. We get:

$5x=3x+11$ (Noticed, I switched the sides here)

Next, we can subtract $3x$ from both sides. We get:

$2x=11$

Lastly, we can divide both sides by $2$ to get:

$x=11/2$

Hope this helps!

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