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-5-x-3=2-5x
To find the opposite of x+3, find the opposite of each term.
-8-x=2-5x
Subtract 3 from -5 to get -8.
-8-x+5x=2
Add 5x to both sides.
-8+4x=2
Combine -x and 5x to get 4x.
4x=2+8
Add 8 to both sides.
4x=10
Add 2 and 8 to get 10.
x=\frac{10}{4}
Divide both sides by 4.
x=\frac{5}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.