Question

What is 7x+5=-9? Show your work.

Verify the solution?

Please help, it will be much appreciated!

Answer 1

7x+5=-9
Subtract 5 on both sides
7x=-14
Divide 7 on both sides
X=-14/7=
-2

Answer 2

We have

`7x+5=-9`.

1. Subtract 5 from both sides to get

`7x=-9-5\Longrightarrow 7x=-14`.

2. Divide both sides by 7 to get

`x=(-14)/(7)=\boxed{-2}`

Hope this helps.