Which is a correct first step in solving 5 minus 2 x is less than 8 x minus 3 ?

Add 2x to both sides to collect the x-terms on the right: 5 − 2x + 2x < 8x − 3 + 2x. This simplifies to 5 < 10x − 3, which is choice C.

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