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8\left(2+x\right)=3\left(x-3\right)
Variable x cannot be equal to 3 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by 8\left(x-3\right), the least common multiple of x-3,8.
16+8x=3\left(x-3\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 8 by 2+x.
16+8x=3x-9
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by x-3.
16+8x-3x=-9
Subtract 3x from both sides.
16+5x=-9
Combine 8x and -3x to get 5x.
5x=-9-16
Subtract 16 from both sides.
5x=-25
Subtract 16 from -9 to get -25.
x=\frac{-25}{5}
Divide both sides by 5.
x=-5
Divide -25 by 5 to get -5.