Simplifying 3x = 5 Solving 3x = 5 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Divide each side by '3'. x = 1.666666667 Simplifying x = 1.666666667...
3x = x - 10 3x - x = -10 (we put all the Xs on one side) 2x = -10 (we simplify 3x - 1x) x = -10/2 (we isolate x on one side by dividing two out of both sides) x = -5