$$ \begin{aligned} 2(x-1) &= 5x+16&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]2x-2 &= 5x+16&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 5x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ -2 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]2x-5x &= 16+2&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]-3x &= 18&& \text{ divide both sides by $ -3 $ } \\[1 em]x &= -\frac{18}{3}&& \\[1 em]x &= -6&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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