Solve the Linear Equation: Finding X in 3 = 5 - X

Question

Solve for X:

$3=5-x$

00:00 Find X

00:03 Let's arrange the equation so that only the unknown X is on one side

00:12 Collect like terms

00:18 Convert from negative to positive

00:26 Negative divided by negative always equals positive

00:30 And this is the solution to the question

To solve the equation $3 = 5 - x$ , we need to isolate $x$ . We'll perform a sequence of simple algebraic manipulations:

Step 1: Add $x$ to both sides of the equation to move $x$ to the left side. This gives us:

$3 + x = 5$

$x = 5 - 3$

$x = 2$

Therefore, the solution to the equation is $x = 2$ .