THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE FOR SHOWING ME THAT ALGEBRA EQUATION YESTERDAY MY BOOK SHOWED ME A DIFFRENT WAY BUT YOUR WAY IS MUCH MORE SIMPLE. MY BOOK TOLD ME THAT WHATEVER IS ON ONE SIDE STAYS ON ONE SIDE OR WHATEVER. I DON'T KNOW. BUT YOUR WAY IS EASIER I DIDN'T KNOW I COULD DO IT LIKE THAT. THANK YOU! ALSO THANK YOU FOR THAT RATIO WEBSITE THAT HELPED ALOT

-7+5X=10X-2
i DON'T KNOW IF I CAN PUT 5X WHITH 10X IF I DO WILL 10X BE NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE?

i GOT IT NEVERMIND THANK YOU!

You're welcome! I'm glad I could help you with your algebra equation. It seems like you already figured out the answer, but let me explain the steps for anyone else who might have the same question.

The original equation you provided is: -7 + 5X = 10X - 2.

To solve for X, we want to get all the terms with X on one side of the equation and the constant terms (numbers without X) on the other side.

We can start by moving the term with 10X to the same side as the 5X term. We can do this by subtracting 10X from both sides of the equation:

-7 + 5X - 10X = 10X - 2 - 10X

Simplifying the equation gives us:

-7 - 5X = -2

Next, we want to isolate the term with X by getting rid of the constant term (-7). We can do this by adding 7 to both sides of the equation:

-7 + 7 - 5X = -2 + 7

Simplifying further:

-5X = 5

Now, we have -5X = 5. To solve for X, we divide both sides of the equation by -5:

(-5X)/-5 = 5/-5

Simplifying:

X = -1

So, the solution to the equation -7 + 5X = 10X - 2 is X = -1.

As for your question about adding 5X and 10X, if you have -7 + 5X = 10X - 2 and you want to add 5X and 10X, you would combine them to get 15X. In this case, 10X does not become negative or positive because we are simply combining like terms.

I'm glad the explanation was helpful to you, and if you have any more questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask!