Answer:
x = -6
Step-by-step explanation:
Simplifying
5x + 7 = 3x + -5
Reorder the terms:
7 + 5x = 3x + -5
Reorder the terms:
7 + 5x = -5 + 3x
Solving
7 + 5x = -5 + 3x
Solving for variable 'x'.
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '-3x' to each side of the equation.
7 + 5x + -3x = -5 + 3x + -3x
Combine like terms: 5x + -3x = 2x
7 + 2x = -5 + 3x + -3x
Combine like terms: 3x + -3x = 0
7 + 2x = -5 + 0
7 + 2x = -5
Add '-7' to each side of the equation.
7 + -7 + 2x = -5 + -7
Combine like terms: 7 + -7 = 0
0 + 2x = -5 + -7
2x = -5 + -7
Combine like terms: -5 + -7 = -12
2x = -12
Divide each side by '2'.
x = -6
Simplifying
x = -6
