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-5x+126.5=20.5
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
-5x=20.5-126.5
Subtract 126.5 from both sides.
-5x=-106
Subtract 126.5 from 20.5 to get -106.
x=\frac{-106}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=\frac{106}{5}
Fraction \frac{-106}{-5} can be simplified to \frac{106}{5} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.