Question

in the solution of the equation 5+3x=-2x+9,2x is added to the equation first witch should be next add-9 ,add -5 ,or add -3x

Answer 1

add -5

Explanation:

once you add 2x you get

5+5x=9

you have to have something on both sides since the next step would be to divide so you would add -5 to 9 and get 4 leaving you with

5x=4

where then you would divide to get your final answer of x=4/5 or .8