Solve 5+7x=8/3

$$5 + 7 x = \frac { 8 } { 3 }$$

Solve for x

$$x=-\frac{1}{3}\approx -0.333333333$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Subtract 5 from both sides.

$$7x=\frac{8}{3}-5$$

Convert 5 to fraction \frac{15}{3}.

$$7x=\frac{8}{3}-\frac{15}{3}$$

Since \frac{8}{3} and \frac{15}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$7x=\frac{8-15}{3}$$

Subtract 15 from 8 to get -7.

$$7x=-\frac{7}{3}$$

Divide both sides by 7.

$$x=\frac{-\frac{7}{3}}{7}$$

Express \frac{-\frac{7}{3}}{7} as a single fraction.

$$x=\frac{-7}{3\times 7}$$

Multiply 3 and 7 to get 21.

$$x=\frac{-7}{21}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-7}{21} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 7.

$$x=-\frac{1}{3}$$