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7-2x-5x=1
Subtract 5x from both sides.
7-7x=1
Combine -2x and -5x to get -7x.
-7x=1-7
Subtract 7 from both sides.
-7x=-6
Subtract 7 from 1 to get -6.
x=\frac{-6}{-7}
Divide both sides by -7.
x=\frac{6}{7}
Fraction \frac{-6}{-7} can be simplified to \frac{6}{7} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.