ax+-5=bfora

Solution for ax+-5=bfora equation:

Simplifying
ax + -5 = bfora

Reorder the terms:
-5 + ax = bfora

Solving
-5 + ax = abfor

Solving for variable 'a'.

Move all terms containing a to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-1abfor' to each side of the equation.
-5 + -1abfor + ax = abfor + -1abfor

Combine like terms: abfor + -1abfor = 0
-5 + -1abfor + ax = 0

Add '5' to each side of the equation.
-5 + -1abfor + 5 + ax = 0 + 5

Reorder the terms:
-5 + 5 + -1abfor + ax = 0 + 5

Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0
0 + -1abfor + ax = 0 + 5
-1abfor + ax = 0 + 5

Combine like terms: 0 + 5 = 5
-1abfor + ax = 5

Reorder the terms:
-5 + -1abfor + ax = 5 + -5

Combine like terms: 5 + -5 = 0
-5 + -1abfor + ax = 0

The solution to this equation could not be determined.