Answer
$x=\frac{p-m}{-5}$
Work Step by Step
We first need to get x all on the same side of the equation. Thus, we first subtract 2x on both sides of the equation to get that $m-5x=p$. We need to get the x alone. Thus, we cancel out the addition by subtracting m on both sides. This leaves us with the equation $-5x=p-m$. In order to cancel out multiplication, we use division, so we divide both sides of the equation by -5 to get that $x=\frac{p-m}{-5}$.
