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-10x+6=12x-42
Multiply 5 and -2 to get -10.
-10x+6-12x=-42
Subtract 12x from both sides.
-22x+6=-42
Combine -10x and -12x to get -22x.
-22x=-42-6
Subtract 6 from both sides.
-22x=-48
Subtract 6 from -42 to get -48.
x=\frac{-48}{-22}
Divide both sides by -22.
x=\frac{24}{11}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-48}{-22} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.