Skip to main content
Solve for x
Tick mark Image
Graph

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

7x-16=2x-10
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by x-5.
7x-16-2x=-10
Subtract 2x from both sides.
5x-16=-10
Combine 7x and -2x to get 5x.
5x=-10+16
Add 16 to both sides.
5x=6
Add -10 and 16 to get 6.
x=\frac{6}{5}
Divide both sides by 5.