Solve for x -7x+7=-56

$- 7 x + 7 = - 56$

Step 1

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

Subtract $7$ from both sides of the equation.

$- 7 x = - 56 - 7$

Subtract $7$ from $- 56$ .

$- 7 x = - 63$

Step 2

Divide each term in $- 7 x = - 63$ by $- 7$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $- 7 x = - 63$ by $- 7$ .

$\frac{- 7 x}{- 7} = \frac{- 63}{- 7}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 7$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 7 x}{- 7} = \frac{- 63}{- 7}$

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{- 63}{- 7}$

Simplify the right side.

Divide $- 63$ by $- 7$ .

$x = 9$