5x+8+3x-x+5=6x-3
do I start like this 5x+3x-x
or 5x+3x+8+5=6x-3
I would go:
5x+3x= 8x
then:
8x-x+13=6x-3
and then:
...hold on, what do you think so far, like, am I way off what you are thinking or should I keep going?
I don't know I am confused but then would it be 8x+13=16x+5=21x am I on the right track?
I think it's:
8=6x-3
then:
-3 minus 8= ? and then that divided from 6x
Let's break it down step by step to solve the equation.
Start with the given equation: 5x + 8 + 3x - x + 5 = 6x - 3.
Combine like terms on both sides of the equation. Group the x terms and the constant terms separately:
(5x + 3x - x) + (8 + 5) = 6x - 3.
Combine the x terms:
7x + 13 = 6x - 3.
Now, we want to isolate the x term on one side and the constant term on the other side.
Subtract 6x from both sides:
7x - 6x + 13 = -3.
Simplify:
x + 13 = -3.
Next, subtract 13 from both sides to isolate the x term:
x + 13 - 13 = -3 - 13.
Simplify:
x = -3 - 13.
Further simplifying:
x = -16.
So, the solution to the equation is x = -16.
It seems your initial steps were a bit off. You should combine like terms first and then simplify the equation. It's important to keep the variable (x) isolated on one side and the constants on the other side of the equation.