[tex]3x-7=5x+19[/tex]
First move all the numbers without "x" to one side and move all the numbers with "x" to the other side by adding/subtracting
[tex]3x-7+7=5x+19+7[/tex]
[tex]3x=5x+19+7[/tex]
[tex]3x-5x=5x-5x+19+7[/tex]
[tex]3x-5x=19+7[/tex]
Simplify
[tex]-2x=26[/tex]
Divide
[tex] \frac{-2x}{-2} = \frac{26}{-2} [/tex]
[tex]x=-13[/tex]
To check your work, plug in the value of x you got back into the original equation
[tex]3(-13)-7=5(-13)+19[/tex]
[tex]-39-7=-63+19[/tex]
[tex]-46=-46[/tex]
Both sides are equal so the answer is right!
