Skip to main content
Solve for x
Tick mark Image
Graph

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

6x+15=6-x
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by 2x+5.
6x+15+x=6
Add x to both sides.
7x+15=6
Combine 6x and x to get 7x.
7x=6-15
Subtract 15 from both sides.
7x=-9
Subtract 15 from 6 to get -9.
x=\frac{-9}{7}
Divide both sides by 7.
x=-\frac{9}{7}
Fraction \frac{-9}{7} can be rewritten as -\frac{9}{7} by extracting the negative sign.