Answer:
x = -2
Step-by-step explanation:
Simplifying
2x + -5x = 3x + 12
Combine like terms: 2x + -5x = -3x
-3x = 3x + 12
Reorder the terms:
-3x = 12 + 3x
Solving
-3x = 12 + 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.
-3x + -3x = 12 + 3x + -3x
Combine like terms: -3x + -3x = -6x
-6x = 12 + 3x + -3x
Combine like terms: 3x + -3x = 0
-6x = 12 + 0
-6x = 12
Divide each side by '-6'.
x = -2
Simplifying
x = -2
