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-3x+1-5x=-7
Subtract 5x from both sides.
-8x+1=-7
Combine -3x and -5x to get -8x.
-8x=-7-1
Subtract 1 from both sides.
-8x=-8
Subtract 1 from -7 to get -8.
x=\frac{-8}{-8}
Divide both sides by -8.
x=1
Divide -8 by -8 to get 1.