X+5-8x=26Solve for x
x = -3 Pull out the like terms: -7x - 21 = -7 × ( x + 3) Solve: -7 = 0 Solve: x + 3 = 0Subtract 3 from both sides of the equation So, x = -3
(-5) x+5-8x=26 (-5)x-8x=21-7x=21-7x(/-7)=21(/-7)x=-3
