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5x+5=7x+6
Use the distributive property to multiply 5 by x+1.
5x+5-7x=6
Subtract 7x from both sides.
-2x+5=6
Combine 5x and -7x to get -2x.
-2x=6-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
-2x=1
Subtract 5 from 6 to get 1.
x=\frac{1}{-2}
Divide both sides by -2.
x=-\frac{1}{2}
Fraction \frac{1}{-2} can be rewritten as -\frac{1}{2} by extracting the negative sign.