Answer
$x=5$.
Work Step by Step
After multiplying both sides by $10$: $2x=5(x-3)=5x-15\\-3x=-15\\x=5$.
Check: $\frac{5}{5}=1=\frac{2}{2}=\frac{5-3}{2}$, thus it is a good solution.
Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321867327
ISBN 13:
978-0-32186-732-2
Chapter 6 - Algebra: Equations and Inequalities - 6.2 Linear Equations in One Variable and Proportions - Exercise Set 6.2 - Page 362: 70
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