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What is -18x - x = 5x -6 PLEASE ANSWER CORRECTLY IT IS MY HOMEWORK

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Answer:

$\large\boxed{x=(1)/(4)}$

Explanation:

$-18x-x=5x-6\\\\-19x=5x-6\qquad\text{subtract}\ 5x\ \text{from both sides}\\\\-19x-5x=5x-5x-6\\\\-24x=-6\qquad\text{divide both sides by (-24)}\\\\(-24x)/(-24)=(-6)/(-24)\\\\x=(6:6)/(24:6)\\\\x=(1)/(4)$

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