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3-4x=5x-5+3x
Add 1 and 2 to get 3.
3-4x=8x-5
Combine 5x and 3x to get 8x.
3-4x-8x=-5
Subtract 8x from both sides.
3-12x=-5
Combine -4x and -8x to get -12x.
-12x=-5-3
Subtract 3 from both sides.
-12x=-8
Subtract 3 from -5 to get -8.
x=\frac{-8}{-12}
Divide both sides by -12.
x=\frac{2}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-8}{-12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -4.