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5cx-2c\times 5+1-2x=2+3\left(x-2\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply c\times 5 by x-2.
5cx-10c+1-2x=2+3\left(x-2\right)
Multiply -2 and 5 to get -10.
5cx-10c+1-2x=2+3x-6
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by x-2.
5cx-10c+1-2x=-4+3x
Subtract 6 from 2 to get -4.
5cx-10c-2x=-4+3x-1
Subtract 1 from both sides.
5cx-10c-2x=-5+3x
Subtract 1 from -4 to get -5.
5cx-10c=-5+3x+2x
Add 2x to both sides.
5cx-10c=-5+5x
Combine 3x and 2x to get 5x.
\left(5x-10\right)c=-5+5x
Combine all terms containing c.
\left(5x-10\right)c=5x-5
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(5x-10\right)c}{5x-10}=\frac{5x-5}{5x-10}
Divide both sides by 5x-10.
c=\frac{5x-5}{5x-10}
Dividing by 5x-10 undoes the multiplication by 5x-10.
c=\frac{x-1}{x-2}
Divide -5+5x by 5x-10.
5cx-2c\times 5+1-2x=2+3\left(x-2\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply c\times 5 by x-2.
5cx-10c+1-2x=2+3\left(x-2\right)
Multiply -2 and 5 to get -10.
5cx-10c+1-2x=2+3x-6
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by x-2.
5cx-10c+1-2x=-4+3x
Subtract 6 from 2 to get -4.
5cx-10c+1-2x-3x=-4
Subtract 3x from both sides.
5cx-10c+1-5x=-4
Combine -2x and -3x to get -5x.
5cx+1-5x=-4+10c
Add 10c to both sides.
5cx-5x=-4+10c-1
Subtract 1 from both sides.
5cx-5x=-5+10c
Subtract 1 from -4 to get -5.
\left(5c-5\right)x=-5+10c
Combine all terms containing x.
\left(5c-5\right)x=10c-5
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(5c-5\right)x}{5c-5}=\frac{10c-5}{5c-5}
Divide both sides by 5c-5.
x=\frac{10c-5}{5c-5}
Dividing by 5c-5 undoes the multiplication by 5c-5.
x=\frac{2c-1}{c-1}
Divide -5+10c by 5c-5.