$$ \begin{aligned}3+5x+8-2x& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}3x+11\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{3} + \color{red}{5x} + \color{blue}{8} \color{red}{-2x} = \color{red}{3x} + \color{blue}{11} $$ |