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77x+6=5x-70
Add -2 and 8 to get 6.
77x+6-5x=-70
Subtract 5x from both sides.
72x+6=-70
Combine 77x and -5x to get 72x.
72x=-70-6
Subtract 6 from both sides.
72x=-76
Subtract 6 from -70 to get -76.
x=\frac{-76}{72}
Divide both sides by 72.
x=-\frac{19}{18}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-76}{72} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.