ax-c=2x+5 solve for x
ax - c = 2x + 5 ax - c + c = 2x + 5 + c ax = 2x + 5 + c ax - 2x = 2x - 2x + 5 + cax - 2x = c + 5 X(a - 2) = c + 5 X(a - 2)/(a - 2) = c+5/(a-2) X = c+5/a-2I believe this would be the solution.