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55-11x=14x
Use the distributive property to multiply 5-x by 11.
55-11x-14x=0
Subtract 14x from both sides.
55-25x=0
Combine -11x and -14x to get -25x.
-25x=-55
Subtract 55 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=\frac{-55}{-25}
Divide both sides by -25.
x=\frac{11}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-55}{-25} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -5.