Question
$$-7+6x = 5+2x$$
Answer
$$ x = 3 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} -7+6x &= 5+2x&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 2x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ -7 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]6x-2x &= 5+7&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]4x &= 12&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 4 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{12}{4}&& \\[1 em]x &= 3&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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