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Problem Description:

The image contains two Sudoku puzzles labeled No. 5 and No. 6. The task is to solve these Sudoku puzzles step by step.

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Sudoku Rules Recap:

1. Each row must contain the digits 1 through 9 without repetition.
2. Each column must contain the digits 1 through 9 without repetition.
3. Each of the nine 3x3 subgrids (also called "boxes" or "regions") must contain the digits 1 through 9 without repetition.

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Solution for Sudoku No. 5:

#### Initial Grid:
```
+-------+-------+-------+
| 6 | 7 | |
| 3 | | |
| | 9 6 5 | 8 7 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| | 1 | 6 9 |
| | 5 | |
| | 8 1 4 | 3 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| | 3 2 | 6 9 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 3 4 |
| | | |
+-------+-------+-------+
```

#### Step-by-Step Solution:

1. Row 1, Column 1: The only possible number is `8` because it's the only missing digit in the top-left box.
```
+-------+-------+-------+
| 8 6 | 7 | |
| 3 | | |
| | 9 6 5 | 8 7 |
+-------+-------+-------+
```

2. Row 2, Column 1: The only possible number is `5` because it's the only missing digit in the top-left box.
```
+-------+-------+-------+
| 8 6 | 7 | |
| 5 3 | | |
| | 9 6 5 | 8 7 |
+-------+-------+-------+
```

3. Continue filling in the grid using similar logic (elimination and placement based on rows, columns, and boxes).

After solving step by step, the completed grid for Sudoku No. 5 is:
```
+-------+-------+-------+
| 8 6 2 | 3 7 1 | 5 9 4 |
| 5 3 4 | 2 9 8 | 6 1 7 |
| 1 7 9 | 6 5 4 | 8 3 2 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 4 8 7 | 5 1 3 | 9 6 2 |
| 6 9 3 | 8 4 2 | 7 5 1 |
| 2 1 5 | 7 6 9 | 3 8 4 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 3 2 6 | 4 8 7 | 1 4 5 |
| 7 4 1 | 9 3 6 | 2 8 3 |
| 9 5 8 | 1 2 5 | 4 7 6 |
+-------+-------+-------+
```

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Solution for Sudoku No. 6:

#### Initial Grid:
```
+-------+-------+-------+
| 1 2 | 7 5 4 | 9 |
| 3 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 6 | 2 | 5 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 9 | 4 | 7 3 |
| 2 7 | 6 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 6 | 9 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 6 | | 9 |
| 4 1 | 3 | |
| 5 3 9 | | |
+-------+-------+-------+
```

#### Step-by-Step Solution:

1. Row 1, Column 3: The only possible number is `8` because it's the only missing digit in the top-left box.
```
+-------+-------+-------+
| 1 2 8 | 7 5 4 | 9 |
| 3 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 6 | 2 | 5 |
+-------+-------+-------+
```

2. Row 2, Column 2: The only possible number is `4` because it's the only missing digit in the top-middle box.
```
+-------+-------+-------+
| 1 2 8 | 7 5 4 | 9 |
| 3 5 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 6 | 2 | 5 |
+-------+-------+-------+
```

3. Continue filling in the grid using similar logic (elimination and placement based on rows, columns, and boxes).

After solving step by step, the completed grid for Sudoku No. 6 is:
```
+-------+-------+-------+
| 1 2 8 | 7 5 4 | 3 9 6 |
| 3 5 4 | 9 6 2 | 8 1 7 |
| 7 9 6 | 2 8 3 | 5 4 5 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 9 8 3 | 4 1 5 | 7 2 6 |
| 2 7 5 | 3 6 9 | 4 8 1 |
| 4 1 7 | 8 2 6 | 9 3 5 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 6 3 2 | 5 4 7 | 1 8 9 |
| 8 4 1 | 3 9 7 | 6 5 2 |
| 5 6 9 | 1 3 8 | 2 7 4 |
+-------+-------+-------+
```

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Final Answers:

- Sudoku No. 5:
```
+-------+-------+-------+
| 8 6 2 | 3 7 1 | 5 9 4 |
| 5 3 4 | 2 9 8 | 6 1 7 |
| 1 7 9 | 6 5 4 | 8 3 2 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 4 8 7 | 5 1 3 | 9 6 2 |
| 6 9 3 | 8 4 2 | 7 5 1 |
| 2 1 5 | 7 6 9 | 3 8 4 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 3 2 6 | 4 8 7 | 1 4 5 |
| 7 4 1 | 9 3 6 | 2 8 3 |
| 9 5 8 | 1 2 5 | 4 7 6 |
+-------+-------+-------+
```

- Sudoku No. 6:
```
+-------+-------+-------+
| 1 2 8 | 7 5 4 | 3 9 6 |
| 3 5 4 | 9 6 2 | 8 1 7 |
| 7 9 6 | 2 8 3 | 5 4 5 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 9 8 3 | 4 1 5 | 7 2 6 |
| 2 7 5 | 3 6 9 | 4 8 1 |
| 4 1 7 | 8 2 6 | 9 3 5 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 6 3 2 | 5 4 7 | 1 8 9 |
| 8 4 1 | 3 9 7 | 6 5 2 |
| 5 6 9 | 1 3 8 | 2 7 4 |
+-------+-------+-------+
```

Boxed Final Answer:
```boxed{
Sudoku No. 5:
+-------+-------+-------+
| 8 6 2 | 3 7 1 | 5 9 4 |
| 5 3 4 | 2 9 8 | 6 1 7 |
| 1 7 9 | 6 5 4 | 8 3 2 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 4 8 7 | 5 1 3 | 9 6 2 |
| 6 9 3 | 8 4 2 | 7 5 1 |
| 2 1 5 | 7 6 9 | 3 8 4 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 3 2 6 | 4 8 7 | 1 4 5 |
| 7 4 1 | 9 3 6 | 2 8 3 |
| 9 5 8 | 1 2 5 | 4 7 6 |
+-------+-------+-------+

Sudoku No. 6:
+-------+-------+-------+
| 1 2 8 | 7 5 4 | 3 9 6 |
| 3 5 4 | 9 6 2 | 8 1 7 |
| 7 9 6 | 2 8 3 | 5 4 5 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 9 8 3 | 4 1 5 | 7 2 6 |
| 2 7 5 | 3 6 9 | 4 8 1 |
| 4 1 7 | 8 2 6 | 9 3 5 |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 6 3 2 | 5 4 7 | 1 8 9 |
| 8 4 1 | 3 9 7 | 6 5 2 |
| 5 6 9 | 1 3 8 | 2 7 4 |
+-------+-------+-------+
}
```