SOLUTION: please help me solve using multiplication principle -1/2x=-7/8 *these are fractions in the problem*

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Question 223043: please help me solve using multiplication principle -1/2x=-7/8
*these are fractions in the problem*

Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, rfer:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-1/2x=-7/8
Is is (-1/2)x? or -1/(2x)? Parentheses are free.

Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-1/2x=-7/8
-1/2x/-1/2=-7/8/-1/2
invert and multiply
x=-7/8*-2/1
x=14/8=1 3/4

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