Question

How to solve 5x+6=-4

Answer 1

Solve for x.
Minus 6 from both sides. I will look like this: 5x+6-6=-4-6. It now equals 5x=-10. Divide both sides by by 5. Now, x=-2

Answer 2

So since the 6 is positive, you do the opposite and subtract it by itself. Do the same on the other side, which would be -4 - 6 (I drew a line down the equal sign so it would be easier).

Next, you subtract them. The 6s cancel each other out since all you’ll get from it is 0. Subtract -4 - 6 to get -10.

Now that you’ve subtracted, it leaves you with 5x. The purpose of that is so you can get x by itself. Bring down 5x and divide it by itself. Do the same with -10, so -10 divided by 5.

Divide -10 by 5, to get -. I hope this helps you! Excuse my handwriting haha