How do you solve for x: $2x-3=5x+12$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-06T14:58:05

$x=-5$

$2x-3=5x+12$

$:.2x-5x=12+3$

$:.color(red)-3x=15$

$:.x=color(red)-15/3$

$:.color(red)(x=-5$

substitute $color(red)(x=-5$

$:.2(color(red)(-5))-3=5(color(red)(-5))+12$

$:.-10-3=-25+12$

$:.color(red)(-13=-13$

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