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18x+132=72x+26
Use the distributive property to multiply 6 by 3x+22.
18x+132-72x=26
Subtract 72x from both sides.
-54x+132=26
Combine 18x and -72x to get -54x.
-54x=26-132
Subtract 132 from both sides.
-54x=-106
Subtract 132 from 26 to get -106.
x=\frac{-106}{-54}
Divide both sides by -54.
x=\frac{53}{27}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-106}{-54} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.