Help me write "5x-(x-18)= " in those things. 5(-7) < (Something like that)
X = -7

This how you get x. First the way to find the answer is to first put 5x by itself by canceling it out and putting it on the other side of the = which will be

              5x-(x-18)=

          -5x            -5

Which then gets  you this

         -(x-18)=-5x

After that its

x-18=-5x

once you have this subtract x

x-18=-5x

-x     -x

-18=-6x

Then it leaves you the easy part of just dividing

-18/-6x=-6x/-6x

After dividing you get x to be 3

x=3

Once you have x=3  input that number into your equation and you get the answer.

Hope this helps

exa:

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3+11

14

step-by-step explanation:

from this example, we can see that subtracting with integers is the same as adding the opposite. we can solve using a number line or by using the saying "keep, change, change" to us solve. it is important to remember that we can subtract a negative and end up with a larger number than we started with.