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2x-\frac{1}{3}\left(6x-2-x\right)=\frac{1}{2}x
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by 3x-1.
2x-\frac{1}{3}\left(5x-2\right)=\frac{1}{2}x
Combine 6x and -x to get 5x.
2x-\frac{1}{3}\times 5x-\frac{1}{3}\left(-2\right)=\frac{1}{2}x
Use the distributive property to multiply -\frac{1}{3} by 5x-2.
2x+\frac{-5}{3}x-\frac{1}{3}\left(-2\right)=\frac{1}{2}x
Express -\frac{1}{3}\times 5 as a single fraction.
2x-\frac{5}{3}x-\frac{1}{3}\left(-2\right)=\frac{1}{2}x
Fraction \frac{-5}{3} can be rewritten as -\frac{5}{3} by extracting the negative sign.
2x-\frac{5}{3}x+\frac{-\left(-2\right)}{3}=\frac{1}{2}x
Express -\frac{1}{3}\left(-2\right) as a single fraction.
2x-\frac{5}{3}x+\frac{2}{3}=\frac{1}{2}x
Multiply -1 and -2 to get 2.
\frac{1}{3}x+\frac{2}{3}=\frac{1}{2}x
Combine 2x and -\frac{5}{3}x to get \frac{1}{3}x.
\frac{1}{3}x+\frac{2}{3}-\frac{1}{2}x=0
Subtract \frac{1}{2}x from both sides.
-\frac{1}{6}x+\frac{2}{3}=0
Combine \frac{1}{3}x and -\frac{1}{2}x to get -\frac{1}{6}x.
-\frac{1}{6}x=-\frac{2}{3}
Subtract \frac{2}{3} from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=-\frac{2}{3}\left(-6\right)
Multiply both sides by -6, the reciprocal of -\frac{1}{6}.
x=\frac{-2\left(-6\right)}{3}
Express -\frac{2}{3}\left(-6\right) as a single fraction.
x=\frac{12}{3}
Multiply -2 and -6 to get 12.
x=4
Divide 12 by 3 to get 4.