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With equations like these, the most important thing you want to do is get x by itself.
5x + 3 = 2x + 11 First, you can subtract 3 from both sides of the equation. Since you subtract 3 from the 5x+3 side, that only leaves you with 5x because 3 - 3 = 0. While on the 2x+11 side, -3 means you combine it with 11 (because you need to combine like terms).
5x = 2x + 8 Then you need to do the same thing with the x with coefficients by subtracting 2x from both sides.
3x = 18 Lastly, (remember you want x by itself) divide by 3 on both sides.
x = 8/3
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