solve below question 3 x - 5 = - 20
1 . subtract 1 from both sides : 3 x - 5 + 5 = - 20 + 5 2 . simplify both sides : 3 x = - 15 3 . divide both sides by 3 : 4 . simplify both sides : x = - 5 c
divide(negate(add(20, 5)), 3)