breunnataylor2 breunnataylor2
  • 01-10-2017
  • Mathematics
contestada

how to slove multistep equation 2/5(x-2)=-3

Respuesta :

yoyo009 yoyo009
  • 01-10-2017
multiply by 5 first= 2(x-2)= -15  then do distributive property and finally solve the problem leading to the answer of -11/2, most likely

Answer Link
kphung76127
kphung76127 kphung76127
  • 01-10-2017
Multiply both sides by 5 to get rid of fractions
2(x-2)=-15

Distribute on the left
2x-4=-15

Add 4 to both sides
2x=-11

Divide both sides by 2
x=-11/2

Final answer: x=-11/2 or x=-5.5
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Is Glass a good conductor of heat? is Metal a good conductor of heat? is wood a good conductor of heat
what would happen if the chromosome number were not reduced before sexual reproduction?
What phylum has animals with a central cavity and mouth;and most of them have tentacles?
A basketball player achieves a hang time of 0.773 s in dunking the ball. What vertical height will he attain? The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s^2 .
A bank charges $3 each time you use an out of network ATM. at the beginning of the month, you have $1500 in your bank account. you withdrawal $60 from your bank
briefly describe the five stages of the cell cycle
Give a counter example to this statement. The quotient of two fractions between 0 and 1 is always a whole number.
What is the fraction ten fourteenths in its simplest form?
Write 75 as the product of its prime factors. (2 marks)
which element can become stable by losing 1 electron