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5x+3-8x>-2
Subtract 8x from both sides.
-3x+3>-2
Combine 5x and -8x to get -3x.
-3x>-2-3
Subtract 3 from both sides.
-3x>-5
Subtract 3 from -2 to get -5.
x<\frac{-5}{-3}
Divide both sides by -3. Since -3 is negative, the inequality direction is changed.
x<\frac{5}{3}
Fraction \frac{-5}{-3} can be simplified to \frac{5}{3} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.