2x + 5 - 5 = 2x. You can not solve for x because this is not an equation.
The solution to the equation 2x plus 2 is 2(x + 1).
If you solve such an equation for "y", you get an equation in the slope-intercept form.
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You cannot solve one equation in two unknowns.
You will need to use the FOIL formula to solve this type of equation.
To solve for x, set up the equation: 2x +2x = 40 (then simplify) 4x = 40 (then divide both sides of the equation by 4) x = 10 (this is the answer)
3x-2 = 2x+3 3x-2x = 3+2 x = 5
this can not be solved un less with another equation
Set up the equation and solve: 8x + 8 = 2x +38 (subtract 2x and 8 from both sides of the equation) 6x = 30 (divide both sides of the equation by 6) x = 5
1 + 3x - x = x - 4 + 2x 1 + 4 = x + 2x - 3x + x 5 = x
-9-2x+x = -13 -2x+x = -13+9 -x = -4 x = 4