To do this, first subtract 3x from both sides of the equation
[tex]\begin{gathered} 2x+4-5=3x+3 \\ 2x+4-5-3x=3x+3-3x \\ 2x+4-5-3x=3 \end{gathered}[/tex]Add similar terms to the left side of the equation
[tex]-x-1=3[/tex]Now add 1 to both sides of the equation
[tex]\begin{gathered} -x-1+1=3+1 \\ -x=4 \end{gathered}[/tex]Finally, multiply by -1 on both sides of the equation
[tex]-x\cdot-1=4\cdot-1[/tex]Therefore,
[tex]x=-4[/tex]