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3\times 3x+5=2\left(2x-2\right)
Multiply both sides of the equation by 6, the least common multiple of 2,6,3.
9x+5=2\left(2x-2\right)
Multiply 3 and 3 to get 9.
9x+5=4x-4
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by 2x-2.
9x+5-4x=-4
Subtract 4x from both sides.
5x+5=-4
Combine 9x and -4x to get 5x.
5x=-4-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
5x=-9
Subtract 5 from -4 to get -9.
x=\frac{-9}{5}
Divide both sides by 5.
x=-\frac{9}{5}
Fraction \frac{-9}{5} can be rewritten as -\frac{9}{5} by extracting the negative sign.