Simplifying
3x = 5x + -6
Reorder the terms:
3x = -6 + 5x
Solving
3x = -6 + 5x
Solving for variable 'x'.
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '-5x' to each side of the equation.
3x + -5x = -6 + 5x + -5x
Combine like terms: 3x + -5x = -2x
-2x = -6 + 5x
Combine like terms: 5x + -5x = 0
-2x = -6 + 0
-2x = -6
Divide each side by '-2'.
x = 3
Simplifying
x = 3
