Question
$$10+2x\cdot(5-3) = 2$$
Answer
$$ x = -2 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 10+2x\cdot(5-3) &= 2&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]10+2x\cdot2 &= 2&& \\[1 em]10+4x &= 2&& \\[1 em]4x+10 &= 2&& \text{ move 10 to the right } \\[1 em]4x &= 2-10&& \\[1 em]4x &= -8&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 4 $ } \\[1 em]x &= -\frac{8}{4}&& \\[1 em]x &= -2&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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