gabbybug14
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  • 13-09-2018
  • Mathematics
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-3 = x/5? Solve for x

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abhi569
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  • 13-09-2018

[tex] - 3 = \frac{x}{5} [/tex]


Multiply by 5 on both sides ,


[tex] = > ( - 3) \times 5 = ( \frac{x}{5} \times 5 \\ \\ \\ = > - 15 = \frac{x}{ \cancel{5}} \times \cancel{5} \\ \\ \\ = > - 15 = x \times 1 \\ \\ \\ = > - 15 = x[/tex]





After solving, we get the value of x that is - 15
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gmany
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  • 13-09-2018

[tex]\dfrac{x}{5}=-3\\\\\dfrac{x}{5}=\dfrac{-3}{1}\ \ \ \ |cross\ multiply\\\\(x)(1)=(5)(-3)\\\\\boxed{x=-15}[/tex]

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