[tex]2(x+3)-5=4x-1\qquad|\text{use distributive property}\\\\(2)(x)+(2)(3)-5=4x-1\\\\2x+6-5=4x-1\qquad|\text{combine like terms}\\\\2x+(6-5)=4x-1\\\\2x+1=4x-1\qquad|\text{subtract 1 from both sides}\\\\2x=4x-2\qquad|\text{subtract 4x from both sides}\\\\-2x=-2\qquad|\text{divide both sides by (-2)}\\\\\boxed{x=1}[/tex]
