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25x+125=5x+35
Use the distributive property to multiply 25 by x+5.
25x+125-5x=35
Subtract 5x from both sides.
20x+125=35
Combine 25x and -5x to get 20x.
20x=35-125
Subtract 125 from both sides.
20x=-90
Subtract 125 from 35 to get -90.
x=\frac{-90}{20}
Divide both sides by 20.
x=-\frac{9}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-90}{20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.