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11x+6=5x-10
Add -2 and 8 to get 6.
11x+6-5x=-10
Subtract 5x from both sides.
6x+6=-10
Combine 11x and -5x to get 6x.
6x=-10-6
Subtract 6 from both sides.
6x=-16
Subtract 6 from -10 to get -16.
x=\frac{-16}{6}
Divide both sides by 6.
x=-\frac{8}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-16}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.