Skip to main content
Solve for x
Tick mark Image
Graph

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

3\left(2x+5\right)=5\left(x+2\right)
Multiply both sides of the equation by 45, the least common multiple of 15,9.
6x+15=5\left(x+2\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by 2x+5.
6x+15=5x+10
Use the distributive property to multiply 5 by x+2.
6x+15-5x=10
Subtract 5x from both sides.
x+15=10
Combine 6x and -5x to get x.
x=10-15
Subtract 15 from both sides.
x=-5
Subtract 15 from 10 to get -5.