How do you solve and check your solutions to $-7=1/5x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-25T12:40:32

$x=-35$

$-7=1/5x$

Solving
$-7\color(red)(\div(1/5))=\cancel((1/5))x\cancel(\color(red)(\div(1/5)))$
$-7\color(red)(\cdot(5/1))=x$
$-7\cdot5=x=-35$

Checking
$-7\stackrel{?}{=}1/5(-35)$
$-7\stackrel{?}{=}-35/5$
$-7=-7\sqrt$

How do you solve and check your solutions to -7=1/5x-7=1/5x?