2=-2x

x=-1

Then subtract 3x from both sides for 2x=-2

divide both sides by 2. So x= -1,

oops dropped the negative sign. Always did that in algebra.

you want to subtract -5X from both sides, not the 3x

now you have 5X – 5X +2 = 3X- 5X

you do the work from here

-3x -3x

2x+2=0

-2 -2

Then divide by 2, x=-1

5x+2=3x

-5x -5x subtract 5x from each side

2=3x divide by 3 on both sides

2/3=x

or

x=2/3 you should always try to rewrite the x first

**the 2/3 is the fraction 2 over 3…i k now you probably knew that but i wanted to clarify!!

hope ive helped

so, subtract 2 from each side to get

2x=-2

and then divide by 2 on each side to get x=-1