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if 6x-5=3x-16, then x=?

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Lilith
[tex]6x-5=3x-16 \ \ |+5 \\ \\ 6x=3x-16+5 \\ \\6x=3x-11 \ \ | -3x \\ \\6x-3x = -11 \\ \\3x = -11 \ \ / :3 \\ \\ x=-\frac{11}{3}\\ \\x=-3\frac{2}{3} [/tex]
provided question,

6x - 5 = 3x - 16

re - ordering the question , we have,

6x - 3x = -16 + 5

3x = -11

thus, x = -11/3