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8x-5-15x=6
Subtract 15x from both sides.
-7x-5=6
Combine 8x and -15x to get -7x.
-7x=6+5
Add 5 to both sides.
-7x=11
Add 6 and 5 to get 11.
x=\frac{11}{-7}
Divide both sides by -7.
x=-\frac{11}{7}
Fraction \frac{11}{-7} can be rewritten as -\frac{11}{7} by extracting the negative sign.