5 = 3x + 11
Reorder the terms:
5 = 11 + 3x
Solving
5 = 11 + 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.
5 + -3x = 11 + 3x + -3x
Combine like terms: 3x + -3x = 0
5 + -3x = 11 + 0
5 + -3x = 11
Add '-5' to each side of the equation.
5 + -5 + -3x = 11 + -5
Combine like terms: 5 + -5 = 0
0 + -3x = 11 + -5
-3x = 11 + -5
Combine like terms: 11 + -5 = 6
-3x = 6
Divide each side by '-3'.
x = -2
Simplifying
x = -2
