To find x, we want to isolate our 3 from our x-values. You can add three to both sides of the equation and get it to the other side and then subtract 1/5x from 5x.
(5x - 3) + 3 = ((1/5)x) + 3
5x = (1/5)x + 3
5x = (25/5)x
((25/5)x) - (1/5)x = ((1/5)x + 3) - (1/5)x
(24/5)x = 3
From here, you would want to solve for x. This would mean multiplying 3 by 5 and dividing your product by 24.
