Question

5x-5=-8
would you subtract the inside and then multiply the inside?

Answer 1

5x=-8+5

Answer 2

its solve for x

Answer 3

so do ahead

Answer 4

what is -8+5?

Answer 5

@math-geek

Answer 6

You want to solve for x.
That means you need x by itself on the left side.

Two things are happening to x.
It is being multiplied by 5, and a 5 is being subtracted from it.

First you need to undo the subtraction of 5.
To do that, you must add 5 to both sides of the equation.

Then you need to undo the multiplication by 5.
To undo that, you must divide both sides by 5.

Answer 7

-3

Answer 8

so x=-3/5

Answer 9

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Answer 10

3. -3/4

Answer 11

I presume you're looking to solve this equation for x....

The easiest way to do this is to first bring the '-5' over to the right hand side of the equation. In doing so, we change the sign, so '-5' becomes '+5'.

So, 5x -5 = -8 becomes:
5x = -8 + 5 = -3

Now we need to get rid of the '5' from '5x'. If we divide both sides of the equation by 5, we get:

5x/5 = -3/5

The 5s on the left-hand side (above and below the fraction) will cancel, and we are left with 'x' on its own from which you can see the answer.

Answer 12

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