Question
$$3x-5 = 163x-5$$
Answer
$$ x = 0 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 3x-5 &= 163x-5&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 163x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ -5 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]3x-163x &= -5+5&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]-160x &= 0&& \text{ divide both sides by $ -160 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{0}{-160}&& \\[1 em]x &= 0&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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