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You must distribute first ! In this equation , you have the distributive property on left hand side of the equation. You must first get rid of the parentheses.
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On the left hand side , you have two numbers : - 6 and 4. Remember that ' The negative and positive numbers are subtracted but posses the sign of the bigger number. '
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Move x to left hand side and change it's sign.
Similarly , move 2 to right hand side and change it's sign.
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On the left hand side , you have like terms. Combine the like terms : 3x - x = 2x
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On the right hand side , - 5 + 2 = -3
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Divide both sides by 2
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✏ CHECK :

Substitute
for x into the original equation. And simplify !
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Since both sides are equal , x =
is the correct answer.
And we're done !!
Hope I helped!
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