Question
$$2x+5 = 8x+2$$
Answer
$$ x = \dfrac{1}{2} $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 2x+5 &= 8x+2&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 8x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ 5 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]2x-8x &= 2-5&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]-6x &= -3&& \text{ divide both sides by $ -6 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{-3}{-6}&& \\[1 em]x &= \frac{1}{2}&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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