subtract 5 on both sides

Question

-x+5=1
-x=

Answer 1

To subtract 5 from both sides of the equation \(-x + 5 = 1\), you would do the following:

\[ -x + 5 - 5 = 1 - 5 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ -x = -4 \]

So, the equation is now:

\(-x = -4\)