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-2\left(2x+2-2\right)=x-1-\left(x-3\right)
Combine x and x to get 2x.
-2\times 2x=x-1-\left(x-3\right)
Subtract 2 from 2 to get 0.
-4x=x-1-\left(x-3\right)
Multiply -2 and 2 to get -4.
-4x=x-1-x-\left(-3\right)
To find the opposite of x-3, find the opposite of each term.
-4x=x-1-x+3
The opposite of -3 is 3.
-4x=-1+3
Combine x and -x to get 0.
-4x=2
Add -1 and 3 to get 2.
x=\frac{2}{-4}
Divide both sides by -4.
x=-\frac{1}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{-4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.