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5x-33=3x-35-5
Add -35 and 2 to get -33.
5x-33=3x-40
Subtract 5 from -35 to get -40.
5x-33-3x=-40
Subtract 3x from both sides.
2x-33=-40
Combine 5x and -3x to get 2x.
2x=-40+33
Add 33 to both sides.
2x=-7
Add -40 and 33 to get -7.
x=\frac{-7}{2}
Divide both sides by 2.
x=-\frac{7}{2}
Fraction \frac{-7}{2} can be rewritten as -\frac{7}{2} by extracting the negative sign.