Solve for x -5x=15

$- 5 x = 15$

Step 1

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

$\frac{- 5 x}{- 5} = \frac{15}{- 5}$

Step 2

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 5$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 5 x}{- 5} = \frac{15}{- 5}$

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{15}{- 5}$

$x = \frac{15}{- 5}$

$x = \frac{15}{- 5}$

Step 3

Simplify the right side.

Divide $15$ by $- 5$ .

$x = - 3$

$x = - 3$

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