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-6(x+6)-10=-2(5+4x)

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assuming you need to solve for x:

-6(x + 6) - 10 = -2(5 + 4x)

start by distributing your numbers outside the front of your parentheses:

-6x - 36 - 10 = -10 - 8x

then combine like terms:

-6x - 46 = -10 - 8x ... add 10 to both sides (which technically could have cancelled out in the step prior, but regardless)
-6x - 36 = -8x ... add 6x to both sides
-36 = -2x ... divide both sides by -2
x = 18
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