$$ \begin{aligned} 2x+3 &= x-2&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ 3 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]2x-x &= -2-3&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]x &= -5&& \\[1 em]x &= -5&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$