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-3x+8-2x=-20
Subtract 2x from both sides.
-5x+8=-20
Combine -3x and -2x to get -5x.
-5x=-20-8
Subtract 8 from both sides.
-5x=-28
Subtract 8 from -20 to get -28.
x=\frac{-28}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=\frac{28}{5}
Fraction \frac{-28}{-5} can be simplified to \frac{28}{5} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.