Answer
$x=2$
Work Step by Step
Distribute both sides, and then add like terms. Then add $6$ and subtract $8x$ on both sides and divide.
$2(x-3)+5x=8(x-1)$
$2x-6+5x=8x-8$
$-x=-2$
$x=2$
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 7 - Summary, Review, and Test - Cumulative Review Exercises (Chapters 1-7) - Page 7074: 1
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