Let’s set up our initial equation for reference:
7x + 5 = 6x
Given the numbers, our first step will be to subtract 7 from both sides:
7x - 7x = 0
6x - 7x = -x
Now our equation is:
5 = -x
Since -x is the variable, we divide everything by it (note that x alone is always equal to 1):
5 / -1 = -5
-1 / -1 = 1
Our final answer is -5/1. This improper fraction reduces to -5.
By subtracting 6 from both sides, the same answer would be received.
