Question

How do you show your work on this question -x/3+2=-5

Answer 1

Hello!

`\large\boxed{x = 21}`

`(-x)/(3) + 2 = -5`

Begin isolating for x by subtracting 2 from both sides:

`(-x)/(3) + 2 - 2 = -5 - 2\\\\(-x)/(3) = -7`

Further simplify by multiplying both sides by 3:

`(-x)/(3) * 3= -7 * 3\\\\-x= -21`

Multiply both sides by -1 to cancel out the -x:

`-x(-1) = -21(-1)\\\\x = 21`