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x-2-6x=5
Subtract 6x from both sides.
-5x-2=5
Combine x and -6x to get -5x.
-5x=5+2
Add 2 to both sides.
-5x=7
Add 5 and 2 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.