Solve for X -5X=20

$- 5 X = 20$

Step 1

Divide each term in $- 5 X = 20$ by $- 5$ .

$\frac{- 5 X}{- 5} = \frac{20}{- 5}$

Step 2

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 5$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 5 X}{- 5} = \frac{20}{- 5}$

Divide $X$ by $1$ .

$X = \frac{20}{- 5}$

$X = \frac{20}{- 5}$

$X = \frac{20}{- 5}$

Step 3

Simplify the right side.

Divide $20$ by $- 5$ .

$X = - 4$

$X = - 4$

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