Solve for g -3.8g+5+2.7g=12.7

$- 3.8 g + 5 + 2.7 g = 12.7$

Step 1

Add $- 3.8 g$ and $2.7 g$ .

$- 1.1 g + 5 = 12.7$

Step 2

Move all terms not containing $g$ to the right side of the equation.

Subtract $5$ from both sides of the equation.

$- 1.1 g = 12.7 - 5$

Subtract $5$ from $12.7$ .

$- 1.1 g = 7.7$

Step 3

Divide each term in $- 1.1 g = 7.7$ by $- 1.1$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $- 1.1 g = 7.7$ by $- 1.1$ .

$\frac{- 1.1 g}{- 1.1} = \frac{7.7}{- 1.1}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 1.1$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 1.1 g}{- 1.1} = \frac{7.7}{- 1.1}$

Divide $g$ by $1$ .

$g = \frac{7.7}{- 1.1}$

Simplify the right side.

Divide $7.7$ by $- 1.1$ .

$g = - 7$