How to solve: 3x + 5 = x + 14

Combine like terms:

subtract x from both sides to get

2x+5=14

subtract 5

2x=9

isolate x:

divide 2 from both sides to isolate x

x=9/2

that's your final answer. unless your teacher wants you to put it in decimal form in which all you do is divide 9:2.