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7x+2-85x=-6
Subtract 85x from both sides.
-78x+2=-6
Combine 7x and -85x to get -78x.
-78x=-6-2
Subtract 2 from both sides.
-78x=-8
Subtract 2 from -6 to get -8.
x=\frac{-8}{-78}
Divide both sides by -78.
x=\frac{4}{39}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-8}{-78} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.