Add 10 to both sides to get rid of −10, so that 5s is alone on the left side of the equation.

2s − 10
=
−3s − 8
+
3s
+
3s

5s − 10
=
−8
+
10
+
10

? = ?

1 answer

Let's follow the steps described in your prompt to solve the equation.

You have the following equation before the adjustments:

\[ 2s - 10 = -3s - 8 + 3s + 3s \]

First, let's simplify the right side:

\[ -3s + 3s + 3s = 3s - 8 \]

So now the equation looks like this:

\[ 2s - 10 = 3s - 8 \]

Now, let's eliminate \(-10\) on the left side by adding \(10\) to both sides:

\[ 2s - 10 + 10 = 3s - 8 + 10 \]

Which simplifies to:

\[ 2s = 3s + 2 \]

Next, we will rearrange the equation to isolate \(s\). We can subtract \(3s\) from both sides:

\[ 2s - 3s = 2 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ -s = 2 \]

To solve for \(s\), we multiply both sides by \(-1\):

\[ s = -2 \]

So the final solution is:

\[ s = -2 \]

The completed equation paths show:

\[ 2s = 3s + 2 \implies ? = ? \rightarrow 2s - 3s = 2 \implies -s = 2 \implies s = -2 \]