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7x+8-2x=-3
Subtract 2x from both sides.
5x+8=-3
Combine 7x and -2x to get 5x.
5x=-3-8
Subtract 8 from both sides.
5x=-11
Subtract 8 from -3 to get -11.
x=\frac{-11}{5}
Divide both sides by 5.
x=-\frac{11}{5}
Fraction \frac{-11}{5} can be rewritten as -\frac{11}{5} by extracting the negative sign.