Answer:
See below
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]2(x+5)-3 =15[/tex]
Using the distributive property in the LHS we get
[tex]2x+10-3 =15[/tex]
[tex]2x+7=15[/tex]
Now add -7 both sides. So we have the subtraction property of equality.
[tex]2x+7+(-7)=15+(-7) \text{ This is what I meant for add}[/tex]
[tex]2x+7-7=15-7[/tex]
[tex]2x=8[/tex]
Now divide both sides by 2. So we have the division property of equality
[tex]\dfrac{2x}{2} =\dfrac{8}{2}[/tex]
[tex]x=4[/tex]
