Given the equation 5x - 7 = 18. What is the first step in solving this equation?
Adding 7 to both sides.
Subtracting 5 from both sides.
Subtracting 7 from both sides.
Dividing by 5 on both sides.

Can someone show me the steps to solve the problem?

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