To answer this question, you need to multiply the number inside the bracket first. Then you can move the number to the right side of the equal sign and keep the x on the left side of the equal sign. The step would be like this 2(x – 5) - 6x= -22(2x - 10) - 6x = -222x - 6x = -22 +10-4x= -12x= -12/-4x=3 Hope this helps!!!