We only want x terms on the left, cx + 4c = 5x + 7c so get the x term off the right -5x -5x by adding -5x to both sides. ------------------------ -5x + cx + 4c = 7c 4c does not contain x, so - 4c - 4c get if off the left side by ------------------------ adding -4c to both sides. -5x + cx = 3c Factor out x on the left x(-5 + c) = 3c Get rid of the multiplied -5+c by dividing both sides by it x(-5 + c) 3c 覧覧覧覧覧 = 覧覧覧覧覧 -5 + c -5 + c Cancel the -5+c on the left: 3c x = 覧覧覧覧覧 -5 + c That's the answer, but maybe your teacher would think it would look better if you wrote the denominator like this: 3c x = 覧覧覧覧覧 c - 5 Edwin