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