<span>Answer is x= −<span>27/8 <span></span> </span></span>Simplify <span>13x+7-5x<span>13x+7−5x</span></span><span> to </span><span>8x+7<span>8x+<span>7 </span></span></span><span><span>8x+7=−20</span>Then Subtract </span>7<span> from both sides Which would then be </span>8x=−20−7