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11\left(x-6\right)-5\left(4x+5\right)=-220
Multiply both sides of the equation by 55, the least common multiple of 5,11.
11x-66-5\left(4x+5\right)=-220
Use the distributive property to multiply 11 by x-6.
11x-66-20x-25=-220
Use the distributive property to multiply -5 by 4x+5.
-9x-66-25=-220
Combine 11x and -20x to get -9x.
-9x-91=-220
Subtract 25 from -66 to get -91.
-9x=-220+91
Add 91 to both sides.
-9x=-129
Add -220 and 91 to get -129.
x=\frac{-129}{-9}
Divide both sides by -9.
x=\frac{43}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-129}{-9} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -3.