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3-2s+2=13+6s
Use the distributive property to multiply -2 by s-1.
5-2s=13+6s
Add 3 and 2 to get 5.
5-2s-6s=13
Subtract 6s from both sides.
5-8s=13
Combine -2s and -6s to get -8s.
-8s=13-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
-8s=8
Subtract 5 from 13 to get 8.
s=\frac{8}{-8}
Divide both sides by -8.
s=-1
Divide 8 by -8 to get -1.