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7=\frac{1}{3}x+5
Reduce the fraction \frac{3}{9} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.
\frac{1}{3}x+5=7
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
\frac{1}{3}x=7-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
\frac{1}{3}x=2
Subtract 5 from 7 to get 2.
x=2\times 3
Multiply both sides by 3, the reciprocal of \frac{1}{3}.
x=6
Multiply 2 and 3 to get 6.