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4+4-2x=3-2\left(5-x\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by 2-x.
8-2x=3-2\left(5-x\right)
Add 4 and 4 to get 8.
8-2x=3-10+2x
Use the distributive property to multiply -2 by 5-x.
8-2x=-7+2x
Subtract 10 from 3 to get -7.
8-2x-2x=-7
Subtract 2x from both sides.
8-4x=-7
Combine -2x and -2x to get -4x.
-4x=-7-8
Subtract 8 from both sides.
-4x=-15
Subtract 8 from -7 to get -15.
x=\frac{-15}{-4}
Divide both sides by -4.
x=\frac{15}{4}
Fraction \frac{-15}{-4} can be simplified to \frac{15}{4} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.