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We have:
2x=7x-10
Our objective is to isolate x. Let's move the 7x to the left. We get:
2x+-+7x+=+-10
We now take x as common facor:
x%282-7%29+=+-10
-5x+=+-10
Finally, we move the -5 to the right:
x+=+%28-10%29%2F%28-5%29
x+=+2

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