Question
$$3(x+2)-4 = 2x+5$$
Answer
$$ x = 3 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 3(x+2)-4 &= 2x+5&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]3x+6-4 &= 2x+5&& \\[1 em]3x+2 &= 2x+5&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 2x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ 2 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]3x-2x &= 5-2&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]x &= 3&& \\[1 em]x &= 3&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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