Solve for x. X/2 = - 5X

X=0

multiply both sides of the equation by 2

x = - 5*.

multiply 2 by - 5 to get - 10

x = - 10x

since - 10x contains the variable to solve for, move it to the left side of the equation by adding 10x to both sides

x + 10x = 0

add x and 10x to get 11x

11x=0

x=0