text: i need some help with this algebra problem...? can anyone show me how to do this problem! algebra has gotten me so lost i am affraid i will fail this class!!! help!!!!  9x+7=5x-3  how do i get the answer???? 9x+7=5x-3   -7   -7   9x = 5x-10 -5x  -5x  4x=-10 /4  /4  x = -2 1/2