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