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8x+5-43x=-7
Subtract 43x from both sides.
-35x+5=-7
Combine 8x and -43x to get -35x.
-35x=-7-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
-35x=-12
Subtract 5 from -7 to get -12.
x=\frac{-12}{-35}
Divide both sides by -35.
x=\frac{12}{35}
Fraction \frac{-12}{-35} can be simplified to \frac{12}{35} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.