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44x-3-2x=5
Subtract 2x from both sides.
42x-3=5
Combine 44x and -2x to get 42x.
42x=5+3
Add 3 to both sides.
42x=8
Add 5 and 3 to get 8.
x=\frac{8}{42}
Divide both sides by 42.
x=\frac{4}{21}
Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{42} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.