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5x+5=-3x-2-13
Add -4 and 9 to get 5.
5x+5=-3x-15
Subtract 13 from -2 to get -15.
5x+5+3x=-15
Add 3x to both sides.
8x+5=-15
Combine 5x and 3x to get 8x.
8x=-15-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
8x=-20
Subtract 5 from -15 to get -20.
x=\frac{-20}{8}
Divide both sides by 8.
x=-\frac{5}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-20}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.