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10-2x+6=3x-4\left(5-x\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply -2 by x-3.
16-2x=3x-4\left(5-x\right)
Add 10 and 6 to get 16.
16-2x=3x-20+4x
Use the distributive property to multiply -4 by 5-x.
16-2x=7x-20
Combine 3x and 4x to get 7x.
16-2x-7x=-20
Subtract 7x from both sides.
16-9x=-20
Combine -2x and -7x to get -9x.
-9x=-20-16
Subtract 16 from both sides.
-9x=-36
Subtract 16 from -20 to get -36.
x=\frac{-36}{-9}
Divide both sides by -9.
x=4
Divide -36 by -9 to get 4.