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10x+3=4\left(2x+1\right)-2
Combine 5x and 5x to get 10x.
10x+3=8x+4-2
Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by 2x+1.
10x+3=8x+2
Subtract 2 from 4 to get 2.
10x+3-8x=2
Subtract 8x from both sides.
2x+3=2
Combine 10x and -8x to get 2x.
2x=2-3
Subtract 3 from both sides.
2x=-1
Subtract 3 from 2 to get -1.
x=\frac{-1}{2}
Divide both sides by 2.
x=-\frac{1}{2}
Fraction \frac{-1}{2} can be rewritten as -\frac{1}{2} by extracting the negative sign.