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6x+3=10x-16
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by 5x-8.
6x+3-10x=-16
Subtract 10x from both sides.
-4x+3=-16
Combine 6x and -10x to get -4x.
-4x=-16-3
Subtract 3 from both sides.
-4x=-19
Subtract 3 from -16 to get -19.
x=\frac{-19}{-4}
Divide both sides by -4.
x=\frac{19}{4}
Fraction \frac{-19}{-4} can be simplified to \frac{19}{4} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.