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6x+11=-6x-5
To find the opposite of 6x+5, find the opposite of each term.
6x+11+6x=-5
Add 6x to both sides.
12x+11=-5
Combine 6x and 6x to get 12x.
12x=-5-11
Subtract 11 from both sides.
12x=-16
Subtract 11 from -5 to get -16.
x=\frac{-16}{12}
Divide both sides by 12.
x=-\frac{4}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-16}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.