Solve for x 3x+5y=-15

$3 x + 5 y = - 15$

Step 1

Subtract $5 y$ from both sides of the equation.

$3 x = - 15 - 5 y$

Step 2

Divide each term in $3 x = - 15 - 5 y$ by $3$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $3 x = - 15 - 5 y$ by $3$ .

$\frac{3 x}{3} = \frac{- 15}{3} + \frac{- 5 y}{3}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{3 x}{3} = \frac{- 15}{3} + \frac{- 5 y}{3}$

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{- 15}{3} + \frac{- 5 y}{3}$

Simplify the right side.

Simplify each term.

Divide $- 15$ by $3$ .

$x = - 5 + \frac{- 5 y}{3}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$x = - 5 - \frac{5 y}{3}$