x-5-(2-x)= -3
x-5-(2-x) = -3
You can use the distributive property on the -(2-x) so that -1*2 = -2 and -1*-x=x, so -(2-x) = -2+x
x-5-2+x = -3
2x-7=-3
Can you solve it from here?
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