Solve for x 5x+x=x-4

$5 x + x = x - 4$

Add $5 x$ and $x$ .

$6 x = x - 4$

Move all terms containing $x$ to the left side of the equation.

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Subtract $x$ from both sides of the equation.

$6 x - x = - 4$

Subtract $x$ from $6 x$ .

$5 x = - 4$

Divide each term in $5 x = - 4$ by $5$ and simplify.

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Divide each term in $5 x = - 4$ by $5$ .

$\frac{5 x}{5} = \frac{- 4}{5}$

Simplify the left side.

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Cancel the common factor of $5$ .

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Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{5 x}{5} = \frac{- 4}{5}$

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{- 4}{5}$

Simplify the right side.

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Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$x = - \frac{4}{5}$

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$x = - \frac{4}{5}$

Decimal Form:

$x = - 0.8$