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5x+7-8x=-3
Subtract 8x from both sides.
-3x+7=-3
Combine 5x and -8x to get -3x.
-3x=-3-7
Subtract 7 from both sides.
-3x=-10
Subtract 7 from -3 to get -10.
x=\frac{-10}{-3}
Divide both sides by -3.
x=\frac{10}{3}
Fraction \frac{-10}{-3} can be simplified to \frac{10}{3} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.