combine like terms for example -5x and 3x are similar in the fact that they are a constant term so be can combine then and 7 and -10 are similar because they are a constant which means
7-5x-10+3x we can put the similar constants together like (remember to carry the sign into y of the number) 7-10-5x+3x from here we can add the constants 7-10= -3(go from left to right) -5x+3x= -2x now com vine those 2 answers in order -3-2x you can also solve for x by -3-2x=0 plus 2x on both sides -3=-2x now divide-2 by both sides -3/-2 = x(since the two -2s cancle each other out you left with x) final answer 3/2 = x (since -3 and -2 are both negatives and a negative and a negative will be positive that’s why final answer is positive 3 over 2)