Question
$$3(x-6)+8 = 2x+5$$
Answer
$$ x = 15 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 3(x-6)+8 &= 2x+5&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]3x-18+8 &= 2x+5&& \\[1 em]3x-10 &= 2x+5&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 2x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ -10 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]3x-2x &= 5+10&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]x &= 15&& \\[1 em]x &= 15&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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