Question 5275
-7s-8=10s+1
You only need to combine like terms. 
First add 7s to both sides:
-7s+7s-8=10s+1+7s
-8=17s+1 Now substract -1 from both sides
-8-1=17s+1-1
-9=17s
Now solve for s:
s= -9/17 Since you cannot reduce it farther, this is your final answer.