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2x=5-5x-5
Use the distributive property to multiply 5 by 1-x.
2x=-5x
Subtract 5 from 5 to get 0.
2x+5x=0
Add 5x to both sides.
7x=0
Combine 2x and 5x to get 7x.
x=0
Product of two numbers is equal to 0 if at least one of them is 0. Since 7 is not equal to 0, x must be equal to 0.