Answer: x=6
Step-by-step explanation:
First distribute the negative sign throughout the left side of the equation, which should give you this: [tex]-5x-1=-31[/tex]
Then we add the 1 over from the left side to the right side to get -5x alone
[tex]-5x=-30[/tex]
Now we divide both sides by -5 to get x by itself
[tex]\frac{-5x}{-5} =\frac{-30}{-5}[/tex]
[tex]x=6[/tex]
