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13-(x+5)=4x-2 what is x?

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First simplify-
13-(x+5)=4x-2
13-x+5=4x-2
18-x=4x-2
Then isolate the variable-
20=5x
And last, divide both sides by 5 to get just x (not 5 x)-
x=4