Solve for u -5u=-3

$- 5 u = - 3$

Step 1

Divide each term in $- 5 u = - 3$ by $- 5$ .

$\frac{- 5 u}{- 5} = \frac{- 3}{- 5}$

Step 2

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 5$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 5 u}{- 5} = \frac{- 3}{- 5}$

Divide $u$ by $1$ .

$u = \frac{- 3}{- 5}$

Step 3

Simplify the right side.

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$u = \frac{3}{5}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$u = \frac{3}{5}$

Decimal Form:

$u = 0.6$