Question
$$5x-2 = 6+x$$
Answer
$$ x = 2 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 5x-2 &= 6+x&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ -2 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]5x-x &= 6+2&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]4x &= 8&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 4 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{8}{4}&& \\[1 em]x &= 2&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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