How do you solve $-x/3-5=2x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-03T04:26:16

$x=-5/7$

Times both sides by three:

$(-x/3 -5)*3=2x*3$

$-x-15=6x$

Then add $x$ to both sides:

$-x-5+x=6x+x$

$-5=7x$

Finally, divide both sides by 7 to get $x$ on its own:

$-5/7=(7x)/7$

$-5/7=x$

Therefore:

$x=-5/7 or ≈ 0.71$

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