Question

8-7x-6-8x=5
solve for x

Answer 1

x =-1/5

Explanation:

`8-7x-6-8x=5\\\\\mathrm{Group\:like\:terms}\\-7x-8x+8-6=5\\\\\mathrm{Add\:similar\:elements:}\:-7x-8x=-15x\\-15x+8-6=5\\\\\mathrm{Add/Subtract\:the\:numbers:}\:8-6=2\\-15x+2=5\\\\\mathrm{Subtract\:}2\mathrm{\:from\:both\:sides}\\-15x+2-2=5-2\\\\Simplify\\-15x=3\\\\\mathrm{Divide\:both\:sides\:by\:}-15\\(-15x)/(-15)=(3)/(-15)\\\\Simplify\\x=-(1)/(5)`