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2x+10=8x+3
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by x+5.
2x+10-8x=3
Subtract 8x from both sides.
-6x+10=3
Combine 2x and -8x to get -6x.
-6x=3-10
Subtract 10 from both sides.
-6x=-7
Subtract 10 from 3 to get -7.
x=\frac{-7}{-6}
Divide both sides by -6.
x=\frac{7}{6}
Fraction \frac{-7}{-6} can be simplified to \frac{7}{6} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.