Skip to main content
Solve for x
Tick mark Image
Graph

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

-5x-5-10=24+6
Use the distributive property to multiply -5 by x+1.
-5x-15=24+6
Subtract 10 from -5 to get -15.
-5x-15=30
Add 24 and 6 to get 30.
-5x=30+15
Add 15 to both sides.
-5x=45
Add 30 and 15 to get 45.
x=\frac{45}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=-9
Divide 45 by -5 to get -9.