first one is x = -3
second one is x = 7

woops heres how u do it:
2x + 8 - 5x + 15 = 32
isolate the x's on one side, and all other numbers on the other.
so -3x = 9
Also 2 negatives gives a positive (-5 times -3) = positive.

3x - 24 + 8x = 53
same thing just isolate the sides so 11x = 77, and yea