Answer:
x = -1
Step-by-step explanation:
Isolate the variable by dividing each side by factors that don't contain the variable.
Answer:
-1
Step-by-step explanation:
5(x+1)+5=5
Distributive property
5(x)+5(1)+5=5
5x+5+5=5
5x+10=5
-10 -10
5x=-5
--- --- divide both sides by 5 to get x by itself
5 5
x=-1