Solution - Linear equations with one unknown

Step by step solution :

Step  1  :

Pulling out like terms :

 1.1     Pull out like factors :

   -5x - 1  =   -1 • (5x + 1) 

Equation at the end of step  1  :

Step  2  :

Solving a Single Variable Equation :

 2.1      Solve  :    -5x-1 = 0 

 Add  1  to both sides of the equation : 
                      -5x = 1
Multiply both sides of the equation by (-1) :  5x = -1


Divide both sides of the equation by 5:
                     x = -1/5 = -0.200

One solution was found :