Answer
$x=3$
Work Step by Step
$5x-(2x+2)=x+(3x-5)$
$5x-2x-2=x+3x-5$
$3x-2=4x-5$
(Bring pronumerals to the left and numbers to the right)
$3x-4x=-5+2$
$-x=-3$
$x=3$
College Algebra (6th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-32178-228-1
Chapter 1 - Equations and Inequalities - Exercise Set 1.2 - Page 118: 14
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