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5x -1=3x -5
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Answer:

x=-2

Explanation:

first you want to subtract 3x from 5x

5x-1=3x-5

-3x -3x

so then you get

2x-1=-5

then you want to add 1 to the -5

2x-1=-5

+1 +1

which gets you

2x=-4

dive both sides by 2

2x/2=-4/2

then you get

X=-2

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