$$ \begin{aligned} 4x-3(x+8) &= 2x-5&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]4x-(3x+24) &= 2x-5&& \\[1 em]4x-3x-24 &= 2x-5&& \\[1 em]x-24 &= 2x-5&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 2x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ -24 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]x-2x &= -5+24&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]-x &= 19&& \text{switch signs on both sides} \\[1 em]x &= -19&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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