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38-50x-20x=500
Add 19 and 19 to get 38.
38-70x=500
Combine -50x and -20x to get -70x.
-70x=500-38
Subtract 38 from both sides.
-70x=462
Subtract 38 from 500 to get 462.
x=\frac{462}{-70}
Divide both sides by -70.
x=-\frac{33}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{462}{-70} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 14.