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5b=10-3x
Subtract 3x from both sides.
\frac{5b}{5}=\frac{10-3x}{5}
Divide both sides by 5.
b=\frac{10-3x}{5}
Dividing by 5 undoes the multiplication by 5.
b=-\frac{3x}{5}+2
Divide 10-3x by 5.
3x=10-5b
Subtract 5b from both sides.
\frac{3x}{3}=\frac{10-5b}{3}
Divide both sides by 3.
x=\frac{10-5b}{3}
Dividing by 3 undoes the multiplication by 3.