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-6=3x\left(2-1+5\right)
Subtract 5 from -1 to get -6.
-6=3x\left(1+5\right)
Subtract 1 from 2 to get 1.
-6=3x\times 6
Add 1 and 5 to get 6.
-6=18x
Multiply 3 and 6 to get 18.
18x=-6
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
x=\frac{-6}{18}
Divide both sides by 18.
x=-\frac{1}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-6}{18} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.