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1-2x-2=3x+1
Use the distributive property to multiply -2 by x+1.
-1-2x=3x+1
Subtract 2 from 1 to get -1.
-1-2x-3x=1
Subtract 3x from both sides.
-1-5x=1
Combine -2x and -3x to get -5x.
-5x=1+1
Add 1 to both sides.
-5x=2
Add 1 and 1 to get 2.
x=\frac{2}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=-\frac{2}{5}
Fraction \frac{2}{-5} can be rewritten as -\frac{2}{5} by extracting the negative sign.