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-7x=x+24 can you break it down please

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\begin{gathered} -7x=x+24 \\ \text{Subtract x from both sides} \\ -7x-x=x-x+24 \\ -8x=24 \\ \text{divide both sides by -8} \\ (-8x)/(-8)=(24)/(-8) \\ x=-3 \end{gathered}

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