Skip to main content
Solve for x
Tick mark Image
Graph

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

2x+5x=-2-5\times 3x
Multiply both sides of the equation by 10, the least common multiple of 5,2.
7x=-2-5\times 3x
Combine 2x and 5x to get 7x.
7x=-2-15x
Multiply -5 and 3 to get -15.
7x+15x=-2
Add 15x to both sides.
22x=-2
Combine 7x and 15x to get 22x.
x=\frac{-2}{22}
Divide both sides by 22.
x=-\frac{1}{11}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-2}{22} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.