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3x+7=8x+6
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by 4x+3.
3x+7-8x=6
Subtract 8x from both sides.
-5x+7=6
Combine 3x and -8x to get -5x.
-5x=6-7
Subtract 7 from both sides.
-5x=-1
Subtract 7 from 6 to get -1.
x=\frac{-1}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=\frac{1}{5}
Fraction \frac{-1}{-5} can be simplified to \frac{1}{5} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.