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3x+5-5x>-3
Subtract 5x from both sides.
-2x+5>-3
Combine 3x and -5x to get -2x.
-2x>-3-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
-2x>-8
Subtract 5 from -3 to get -8.
x<\frac{-8}{-2}
Divide both sides by -2. Since -2 is negative, the inequality direction is changed.
x<4
Divide -8 by -2 to get 4.