What is the value of x?

-5x=-35
x=

3 answers

well, -5/-5 = 1, so ...
its -1
no, (-5)/(-5) = 1

so, divide both sides by -5 and you have

x = -35/-5 = 7

check:

-5*7 = -35

Don't forget your basic arithmetic now that you're doing algebra.