Given:
[tex]y=2x-3[/tex][tex]y=-5[/tex]To determine the value of x, we first plug in y=-5 into y=2x-3:
[tex]\begin{gathered} y=2x-3 \\ -5=2x-3 \\ Simplify\text{ and rearrange} \\ 2x=-5+3 \\ 2x=-2 \\ x=-\frac{2}{2} \\ Calculate \\ x=-1 \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, the value of x is -1.
