| $$ \begin{aligned}x\cdot2-x-6& \xlongequal{ }2x-x-6 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}x-6\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{2x} \color{blue}{-x} -6 = \color{blue}{x} -6 $$ |