Michael A. answered • 04/23/17
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Isolate the variable terms. In other words, get all of the x-terms on one side. If we subtract 5x from both sides, we get:
10 = 3x + 14
Now, let's get all of the constant terms on one side by subtracting 14 from both sides of the equation.
-4 = 3x
-4/3 = x
