Let’s keep going. We have 6x on the left and 5x on the right, and we’re trying to isolate x. Let’s try to get rid of the x term on one of the sides. What move could we make to get rid of the 5x on the right while keeping the equation balanced?

Question

6x+3 = 5(x+3)
6x+3 =5x + 15

Multiply each side by 5x

Add 5x to each side

Subtract 5x from each side

Answer 1

To isolate \( x \) in the equation \( 6x + 3 = 5(x + 3) \), which simplifies to \( 6x + 3 = 5x + 15 \), we can get rid of the \( 5x \) term on the right side by subtracting \( 5x \) from each side of the equation.

So, the correct move would be:

Subtract \( 5x \) from each side.

This results in:

\[ 6x - 5x + 3 = 15 \]

or simply:

\[ x + 3 = 15 \]

Now you can continue to solve for \( x \).