Question
$$-9(x+6)-7 = 2$$
Answer
$$ x = -7 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} -9(x+6)-7 &= 2&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]-(9x+54)-7 &= 2&& \\[1 em]-9x-54-7 &= 2&& \\[1 em]-9x-61 &= 2&& \text{ move -61 to the right } \\[1 em]-9x &= 2+61&& \\[1 em]-9x &= 63&& \text{ divide both sides by $ -9 $ } \\[1 em]x &= -\frac{63}{9}&& \\[1 em]x &= -7&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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