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5x+7=8x-6
Use the distributive property to multiply 4x-3 by 2.
5x+7-8x=-6
Subtract 8x from both sides.
-3x+7=-6
Combine 5x and -8x to get -3x.
-3x=-6-7
Subtract 7 from both sides.
-3x=-13
Subtract 7 from -6 to get -13.
x=\frac{-13}{-3}
Divide both sides by -3.
x=\frac{13}{3}
Fraction \frac{-13}{-3} can be simplified to \frac{13}{3} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.