You can put this solution on YOUR website! The first step to solving this equation is combining the like terms.
If we add 2x to both sides of the equation, we see that:
-2x-13+2x=8x+7+2x
-13=10x+7
Then, we can subtract 7 from both sides:
-13-7=10x+7-7
-20=10x
Finally, we can divide both sides by 10 to isolate the variable:
-20/10=10x/10
-2=x
So, x is equal to -2.
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