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7x+1-2x=-6
Subtract 2x from both sides.
5x+1=-6
Combine 7x and -2x to get 5x.
5x=-6-1
Subtract 1 from both sides.
5x=-7
Subtract 1 from -6 to get -7.
x=\frac{-7}{5}
Divide both sides by 5.
x=-\frac{7}{5}
Fraction \frac{-7}{5} can be rewritten as -\frac{7}{5} by extracting the negative sign.