Hello!
First of all, let's subtract 6x from both sides.
-3x-8=5
We add 8 to both sides.
-3x=13
We divide both sides by -3.
x=[tex] -\frac{13}{3} [/tex]
I hope this helps!
[tex]3x-8=6x+5\ \ \ |+8\\\\3x=6x+13\ \ \ |-6x\\\\-3x=13\ \ \ |:(-3)\\\\\boxed{x=-\dfrac{13}{3}}[/tex]
