Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Simplifying
3x = 5 + 2(3 + 4x)
3x = 5 + (3 * 2 + 4x * 2)
3x = 5 + (6 + 8x)
Combine like terms: 5 + 6 = 11
3x = 11 + 8x
Solving
3x = 11 + 8x
Solving for variable 'x'.
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '-8x' to each side of the equation.
3x + -8x = 11 + 8x + -8x
Combine like terms: 3x + -8x = -5x
-5x = 11 + 8x + -8x
Combine like terms: 8x + -8x = 0
-5x = 11 + 0
-5x = 11
Divide each side by '-5'.
x = -2.2
Simplifying
x = -2.2
