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-6x+8=5x+2
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by -3x+4.
-6x+8-5x=2
Subtract 5x from both sides.
-11x+8=2
Combine -6x and -5x to get -11x.
-11x=2-8
Subtract 8 from both sides.
-11x=-6
Subtract 8 from 2 to get -6.
x=\frac{-6}{-11}
Divide both sides by -11.
x=\frac{6}{11}
Fraction \frac{-6}{-11} can be simplified to \frac{6}{11} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.