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<h3>1.) Combine 3x and 5x:</h3>
<em> - When there is more then 1 variable then you must combine them, (If possible.) In this case we have 2 variables, so to combine them you just have to add them together. </em>
<u>Equation at the end of Step 1:</u>
<h3>2.) Add −5 and 1:</h3>
<em> - We do this because we need to get to 1 leftover number. So to do this, you just subtract/add the numbers by each other. In this case we have to add -5 by 1.</em>
So your answer is
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