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3x+5-6x=-8
Subtract 6x from both sides.
-3x+5=-8
Combine 3x and -6x to get -3x.
-3x=-8-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
-3x=-13
Subtract 5 from -8 to get -13.
x=\frac{-13}{-3}
Divide both sides by -3.
x=\frac{13}{3}
Fraction \frac{-13}{-3} can be simplified to \frac{13}{3} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.