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Arrange the following steps solving -5x=-2x+6

Divide both sides by-3
-3x=6
Add 2x to both sides
-5x=-2+6
x=-2

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Step-by-step explanation:

Add 2x to both sides

-3x=6

Divide both sides by-3

x=-2

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First you want to separate the variable terms and constant terms. Here, that is done by adding the opposite of -2x to both sides.

Then you want to divide by the coefficient of x, so you have the variable by itself. Since the coefficient after the first step is -3, you divide both sides by -3.

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