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-5x+1-2x-2=4x+6
Use the distributive property to multiply -2 by x+1.
-7x+1-2=4x+6
Combine -5x and -2x to get -7x.
-7x-1=4x+6
Subtract 2 from 1 to get -1.
-7x-1-4x=6
Subtract 4x from both sides.
-11x-1=6
Combine -7x and -4x to get -11x.
-11x=6+1
Add 1 to both sides.
-11x=7
Add 6 and 1 to get 7.
x=\frac{7}{-11}
Divide both sides by -11.
x=-\frac{7}{11}
Fraction \frac{7}{-11} can be rewritten as -\frac{7}{11} by extracting the negative sign.