$$ \begin{aligned} 9x+2+4x &= 3x-22&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]13x+2 &= 3x-22&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 3x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ 2 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]13x-3x &= -22-2&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]10x &= -24&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 10 $ } \\[1 em]x &= -\frac{24}{10}&& \\[1 em]x &= -\frac{12}{5}&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$

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