1. -10+4 = -6 2. Full equation is -6 + x -5= 7x -5 3. -6-5= -11 4. Full equation -11 + x = 7x -5 5. Bring the -11 to the right side the (-) becomes positive 6. -5+11= 6 7. Bring the 7 to the left side it becomes a negative 8. x-7x = -6x (X is equivalent to 1 so basically 1-7x) 9. So -6x= 6. (-6 Divided by 6) 10 X= -1