Question
$$5x-6 = 3x-8$$
Answer
$$ x = -1 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 5x-6 &= 3x-8&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 3x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ -6 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]5x-3x &= -8+6&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]2x &= -2&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 2 $ } \\[1 em]x &= -\frac{2}{2}&& \\[1 em]x &= -1&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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