How do you solve $5x+8-3x=-10$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-14T12:49:17

$x=-9$

You can rewrite the equation as

$5x-3x+8=-10$

Then

$5x-3x = 2x$

So

$2x+8=-10$

Then, to move the whole numbers to one side, you subtract $8$
from both sides

$2x=-18$

To get rid of the $2$ in front of the $x$ , divide both sides by $2$

$x=-9$

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