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-8x+80=22x-5
Combine x and -9x to get -8x.
-8x+80-22x=-5
Subtract 22x from both sides.
-30x+80=-5
Combine -8x and -22x to get -30x.
-30x=-5-80
Subtract 80 from both sides.
-30x=-85
Subtract 80 from -5 to get -85.
x=\frac{-85}{-30}
Divide both sides by -30.
x=\frac{17}{6}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-85}{-30} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -5.