Solve 5x = 10x - 5(2x-3) for x. show your work.

Eliminate parentheses using the distributive property.

... 5x = 10x -10x +15

Collect terms, then divide by the coefficient of x.

... 5x = 15

... x = 3

answer: bea's uncle is 25 years old.

step-by-step explanation:

given the equation , we can say that the variable "x" represents the age of bea's uncle. then to find his age, we need to solve for "x":

we must add 15 to both sides of the equation:

now we need to divide both sides of the equation by 3:

therefore, we can conclude that bea's uncle is 25 years old.