need your assisstace

\(-\dfrac 7 x + 5 = -3 \\ -\dfrac 7 x = -8 \\ -7 = -8x \\ x = \dfrac 7 8\)

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how do I get to the answer for -7/x+5=-3??

 

 -7/x+5=-3

-7/x=-3-5

-7/x=-8 cross multiply

-8x=-7 divide both sides by -8

x=-7/-8 cancel the - sign on the right

x=7/8