Solve for x 6x+5=0

$6 x + 5 = 0$

Step 1

Subtract $5$ from both sides of the equation.

$6 x = - 5$

Step 2

Divide each term in $6 x = - 5$ by $6$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $6 x = - 5$ by $6$ .

$\frac{6 x}{6} = \frac{- 5}{6}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $6$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{6 x}{6} = \frac{- 5}{6}$

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{- 5}{6}$

Simplify the right side.

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$x = - \frac{5}{6}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$x = - \frac{5}{6}$

Decimal Form:

$x = - 0.8\overline{3}$