Answer :

luana
[tex]5(x-3)+2x=41\ \ \ \ |simplify\\\\5x-15+2x=41\ \ \ \ \ |combine\ like\ terms\\\\5x+2x=41+15\\\\7x=56\ \ \ \ |:7\\\\x=8[/tex]
apologiabiology
first you distribute
5(x-3)=5x-15
then you do subtraction or group like terms
5x-15+2x=41
7x-15=41
add 15 to both sides
7x=56
divide both sides by 7
x=8