Question 98795
-3x + 5 = 7
First step is to subtract 5 from both sides of the equal sign so
-3x + 5 - 5 = 7 - 5
-3x = 2
Now to solve for x divide both sides of the equal sign by -3 
{{{-3x/-3 = 2/-3}}}
and so

{{{x = -2/3}}}