Solve for x -3x=15

$- 3 x = 15$

Step 1

Divide each term in $- 3 x = 15$ by $- 3$ .

$\frac{- 3 x}{- 3} = \frac{15}{- 3}$

Step 2

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 3$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 3 x}{- 3} = \frac{15}{- 3}$

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{15}{- 3}$

$x = \frac{15}{- 3}$

$x = \frac{15}{- 3}$

Step 3

Simplify the right side.

Divide $15$ by $- 3$ .

$x = - 5$

$x = - 5$

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