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3+10-2x-3x=7x+5+4x
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by 5-x.
13-2x-3x=7x+5+4x
Add 3 and 10 to get 13.
13-5x=7x+5+4x
Combine -2x and -3x to get -5x.
13-5x=11x+5
Combine 7x and 4x to get 11x.
13-5x-11x=5
Subtract 11x from both sides.
13-16x=5
Combine -5x and -11x to get -16x.
-16x=5-13
Subtract 13 from both sides.
-16x=-8
Subtract 13 from 5 to get -8.
x=\frac{-8}{-16}
Divide both sides by -16.
x=\frac{1}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-8}{-16} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -8.