Question

`-5x-10=10`

Answer 1

`- 5x - 10 = 10 \\ - 5x = 10 + 10 \\ - 5x = 20 \\ x = - (20)/(4) \\ x = - 5`

Answer 2

x = -4

Explanation:

-5x -10 = 10

First thing to do when solving one-variable linear equations is to get the variable by itself. We can do this by adding 10 to both sides:

-5x = 20

Now that we have -5x on one side of the equation we can divide the equation by -5 to get x:

x = -4