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5x-8-11x=5
Subtract 11x from both sides.
-6x-8=5
Combine 5x and -11x to get -6x.
-6x=5+8
Add 8 to both sides.
-6x=13
Add 5 and 8 to get 13.
x=\frac{13}{-6}
Divide both sides by -6.
x=-\frac{13}{6}
Fraction \frac{13}{-6} can be rewritten as -\frac{13}{6} by extracting the negative sign.