Question
$$5x-3(x-2) = 16$$
Answer
$$ x = 5 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 5x-3(x-2) &= 16&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]5x-(3x-6) &= 16&& \\[1 em]5x-3x+6 &= 16&& \\[1 em]2x+6 &= 16&& \text{ move 6 to the right } \\[1 em]2x &= 16-6&& \\[1 em]2x &= 10&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 2 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{10}{2}&& \\[1 em]x &= 5&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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