Skip to main content
Solve for x
Tick mark Image
Graph

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

45-\left(-2x\right)-3=5x
To find the opposite of -2x+3, find the opposite of each term.
45+2x-3=5x
The opposite of -2x is 2x.
42+2x=5x
Subtract 3 from 45 to get 42.
42+2x-5x=0
Subtract 5x from both sides.
42-3x=0
Combine 2x and -5x to get -3x.
-3x=-42
Subtract 42 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=\frac{-42}{-3}
Divide both sides by -3.
x=14
Divide -42 by -3 to get 14.