Solve for x -5(1+1x)=-50

$- 5 (1 + 1 x) = - 50$

Step 1

Multiply $x$ by $1$ .

$- 5 (1 + x) = - 50$

Step 2

Divide each term in $- 5 (1 + x) = - 50$ by $- 5$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $- 5 (1 + x) = - 50$ by $- 5$ .

$\frac{- 5 (1 + x)}{- 5} = \frac{- 50}{- 5}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 5$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 5 (1 + x)}{- 5} = \frac{- 50}{- 5}$

Divide $1 + x$ by $1$ .

$1 + x = \frac{- 50}{- 5}$

Simplify the right side.

Divide $- 50$ by $- 5$ .

$1 + x = 10$

Step 3

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

Subtract $1$ from both sides of the equation.

$x = 10 - 1$

Subtract $1$ from $10$ .

$x = 9$