Answer:
[tex]x=7[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]-3x--3+8x-24=6x+7-5x[/tex]
Two negative signs equate to a positive sign, so we can write [tex]--3[/tex] as just [tex]3[/tex]:
[tex]-3x+3+8x-24=6x+7-5x[/tex]
Add up similar terms:
[tex]5x-21=x+7[/tex]
Add 21 to both sides:
[tex]5x-21+21=x+7+21[/tex]
[tex]5x=x+28[/tex]
Subtract x from both sides:
[tex]5x-x=x+28-x[/tex]
[tex]4x=28[/tex]
Divide both sides by 4:
[tex]\frac{4x}{x} =\frac{28}{4}[/tex]
[tex]x=7[/tex]
