Solve -16/x+15-3x/x=5

$$- \frac { 16 } { x } + \frac { 15 - 3 x } { x } = 5$$

Solve for x

$$x=-\frac{1}{8}=-0.125$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Variable x cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by x.

$$-16+15-3x=5x$$

Add -16 and 15 to get -1.

$$-1-3x=5x$$

Subtract 5x from both sides.

$$-1-3x-5x=0$$

Combine -3x and -5x to get -8x.

$$-1-8x=0$$

Add 1 to both sides. Anything plus zero gives itself.

$$-8x=1$$

Divide both sides by -8.

$$x=\frac{1}{-8}$$

Fraction \frac{1}{-8} can be rewritten as -\frac{1}{8} by extracting the negative sign.

$$x=-\frac{1}{8}$$