Solve for x -1x+10=5

$- 1 x + 10 = 5$

Step 1

Rewrite $- 1 x$ as $- x$ .

$- x + 10 = 5$

Step 2

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

Subtract $10$ from both sides of the equation.

$- x = 5 - 10$

Subtract $10$ from $5$ .

$- x = - 5$

Step 3

Divide each term in $- x = - 5$ by $- 1$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $- x = - 5$ by $- 1$ .

$\frac{- x}{- 1} = \frac{- 5}{- 1}$

Simplify the left side.

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$\frac{x}{1} = \frac{- 5}{- 1}$

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{- 5}{- 1}$

Simplify the right side.

Divide $- 5$ by $- 1$ .

$x = 5$