J.R. S. answered • 04/26/17
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You want to isolate x on one side, by itself. To do that...
move the 5x to the right and change the sign
10 = 8x - 14 - 5x
Next move the -14 from the right to the left and change the sign
10 + 14 = 8x - 5x
Next, combine terms
24 = 3x
Finally solve for x by dividing both sides by 3 to get ...
8 = x
