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10-5x-20=8x+3
Use the distributive property to multiply -5 by x+4.
-10-5x=8x+3
Subtract 20 from 10 to get -10.
-10-5x-8x=3
Subtract 8x from both sides.
-10-13x=3
Combine -5x and -8x to get -13x.
-13x=3+10
Add 10 to both sides.
-13x=13
Add 3 and 10 to get 13.
x=\frac{13}{-13}
Divide both sides by -13.
x=-1
Divide 13 by -13 to get -1.