first simplify all of the numbers with common variables (or those without)
6x - 4x + 1 = 2 + x + 4
2x + 1 = x + 6
subtract x from both sides to move x to one side
2x (-x) + 1 = x (-x) + 6
x + 1 = 6
subtract 1 from both sides to isolate the x
x + 1 (-1) = 6 (-1)
x = 6 - 1
x = 5
5 is your answer for x
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