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-5x+5=2\left(2-x\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply -5 by x-1.
-5x+5=4-2x
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by 2-x.
-5x+5+2x=4
Add 2x to both sides.
-3x+5=4
Combine -5x and 2x to get -3x.
-3x=4-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
-3x=-1
Subtract 5 from 4 to get -1.
x=\frac{-1}{-3}
Divide both sides by -3.
x=\frac{1}{3}
Fraction \frac{-1}{-3} can be simplified to \frac{1}{3} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.