Question
$$6x-24 = x-2$$
Answer
$$ x = \dfrac{22}{5} $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 6x-24 &= x-2&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ -24 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]6x-x &= -2+24&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]5x &= 22&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 5 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{22}{5}&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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