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10x-10\left(5x-1\right)-\left(7-5x\right)=10
Multiply both sides of the equation by 10.
10x-50x+10-\left(7-5x\right)=10
Use the distributive property to multiply -10 by 5x-1.
-40x+10-\left(7-5x\right)=10
Combine 10x and -50x to get -40x.
-40x+10-7-\left(-5x\right)=10
To find the opposite of 7-5x, find the opposite of each term.
-40x+10-7+5x=10
The opposite of -5x is 5x.
-40x+3+5x=10
Subtract 7 from 10 to get 3.
-35x+3=10
Combine -40x and 5x to get -35x.
-35x=10-3
Subtract 3 from both sides.
-35x=7
Subtract 3 from 10 to get 7.
x=\frac{7}{-35}
Divide both sides by -35.
x=-\frac{1}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{7}{-35} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 7.