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

What is the correct answer of 2+2*3+2*2+4=?
Read the excerpt from Act IV of Hamlet. Rosencrantz: Take you me for a sponge, my lord? Hamlet: Ay, sir, that soaks up the king’s countenance, his rewards, his
The _____ tags must be at the start and end of an ordered list.
List the steps of creating a virtual image with a plane mirror
why is a black hole called a black hole
How did Rome try to control the luxurious tastes of its richest citizens?
inverse function f(x) = 3 log2x
In 1928, when the high jump was first introduced as a women's sport at the Olympic Games, the winning jump for women was 70.0 inches, while the winning jump for
Find an equation of the tangent line to the hyperbola y = 3/x at the point (3, 1).
A bee lands on a random point on a rulers edge find the probability that the point is between 1 and 9