The equality is .
Apply subtraction property of equality: Subtract 5x from each side.
(Apply commutative proparty of addition: )
(Apply additive inverse property: )
(Apply additive identity property: )
(Sustract: )
Apply addition property of equality: Add 5 to each side.
(Apply additive inverse property: )
(Apply additive identity property: )
(Add: )
Apply division property of equality: Divide each side by 3.
(Cancel commen terms)
(Divide: )
Check:
To check, substitute , in .
(Substitute )
(Multiply: )
(Sustract: )
(Add: )
The equality is true
The equality solution is .
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