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-5x+7=3x+3
Anything divided by one gives itself.
-5x+7-3x=3
Subtract 3x from both sides.
-8x+7=3
Combine -5x and -3x to get -8x.
-8x=3-7
Subtract 7 from both sides.
-8x=-4
Subtract 7 from 3 to get -4.
x=\frac{-4}{-8}
Divide both sides by -8.
x=\frac{1}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-4}{-8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -4.