Simplifying
5x + 8 = 33
Reorder the terms:
8 + 5x = 33
Solving
8 + 5x = 33
Solving for variable 'x'.
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '-8' to each side of the equation.
8 + -8 + 5x = 33 + -8
Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0
0 + 5x = 33 + -8
5x = 33 + -8
Combine like terms: 33 + -8 = 25
5x = 25
Divide each side by '5'.
x = 5
Simplifying
x = 5
