Question

Solve: 3x + 5 - 13x = 25

Answer 1

Answer: x = -2

Step-by-step explanation:

3x+5 -13x =25     combine like terms on the left side

-10x + 5 = 25        Subtract 5 from both sides

        -5      -5

-10x = 20     Divide both sides -10

x = -2

Answer 2

Answer:

$x = -2$

Step-by-step explanation:

If we have the equation $3x+5-13x=25$, we can isolate x on one side and find it's value.

Let's combine like terms.

$-10x + 5 = 25$

Subtract 5 from both sides:

$-10x + 5 - 5 = 25 - 5\\\\-10x = 20$

Divide both sides by -10:

$-10x\div-10 = 20\div-10\\\\x = -2$

So $x = -2$.

Hope this helped!