Question
$$x-5+11 = 2x-1$$
Answer
$$ x = 7 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} x-5+11 &= 2x-1&& \text{simplify left side} \\[1 em]x+6 &= 2x-1&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 2x } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ 6 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]x-2x &= -1-6&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]-x &= -7&& \text{switch signs on both sides} \\[1 em]x &= 7&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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