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78-6x-2=x
Use the distributive property to multiply -2 by 3x+1.
76-6x=x
Subtract 2 from 78 to get 76.
76-6x-x=0
Subtract x from both sides.
76-7x=0
Combine -6x and -x to get -7x.
-7x=-76
Subtract 76 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=\frac{-76}{-7}
Divide both sides by -7.
x=\frac{76}{7}
Fraction \frac{-76}{-7} can be simplified to \frac{76}{7} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.