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mx+7=5
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
mx=5-7
Subtract 7 from both sides.
mx=-2
Subtract 7 from 5 to get -2.
xm=-2
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{xm}{x}=-\frac{2}{x}
Divide both sides by x.
m=-\frac{2}{x}
Dividing by x undoes the multiplication by x.
mx+7=5
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
mx=5-7
Subtract 7 from both sides.
mx=-2
Subtract 7 from 5 to get -2.
\frac{mx}{m}=-\frac{2}{m}
Divide both sides by m.
x=-\frac{2}{m}
Dividing by m undoes the multiplication by m.