SOLUTION: This question is about the Multiplication Property of Equality. x/-9=-3 -9(x/-9)=-9(-3) How does the -9 outside of the ( ) reduce (x/-9) to x? Shouldn't it be -9(-9)=81? x=27

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Question 1011781: This question is about the Multiplication Property of Equality.
x/-9=-3
-9(x/-9)=-9(-3) How does the -9 outside of the ( ) reduce (x/-9) to x? Shouldn't it be -9(-9)=81?
x=27

Found 2 solutions by macston, MathLover1:
Answer by macston(5194)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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... Multiply both sides by -9

... -9/-9=1 so:

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Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

...as you can see is divided by negative number ,and since we need eliminate from denominator and get , we will multiply by because
, so, when we multiply left side by we do same with right side and equation will not change its value


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