27x-2=3x+10
add 2 to both sides to isolate the 27 x
27x-2+2=3x+10+2
you will end up with
27x=3x+12
The next step is to subtract 3x from both sides
27x-3x=3x+12-3x
you will end up with
24x=12
finally divide both sides by 24
24x/24=12/24
you will get
x=12/24 or reducing x=1/2
