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5-x=5-3x
Add 3 and 2 to get 5.
5-x+3x=5
Add 3x to both sides.
5+2x=5
Combine -x and 3x to get 2x.
2x=5-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
2x=0
Subtract 5 from 5 to get 0.
x=0
Product of two numbers is equal to 0 if at least one of them is 0. Since 2 is not equal to 0, x must be equal to 0.