Question
$$50x+36 = 2x$$
Answer
$$ x = -\dfrac{3}{4} $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 50x+36 &= 2x&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 2x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ 36 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]50x-2x &= -36&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]48x &= -36&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 48 $ } \\[1 em]x &= -\frac{36}{48}&& \\[1 em]x &= -\frac{3}{4}&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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