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4-5x-5=7
Use the distributive property to multiply -5 by x+1.
-1-5x=7
Subtract 5 from 4 to get -1.
-5x=7+1
Add 1 to both sides.
-5x=8
Add 7 and 1 to get 8.
x=\frac{8}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
x=-\frac{8}{5}
Fraction \frac{8}{-5} can be rewritten as -\frac{8}{5} by extracting the negative sign.