SOLUTION: How do you solve showing the steps -2/3(x-1)=36

Question 242590: How do you solve showing the steps -2/3(x-1)=36
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
First let's get rid of the fraction by multiplying it by 3 to give us:
(3)-2/3(x-1)=36(3) rewritten as:
-2(x-1)=108 Distribute will look like:
-2x+2=108 Subtract 2 from each side.
-2x=106 Divide both sides by -2
x=-53
Plug this into the original equation to see if it works.
RJ Toftness
www.math-unlock.com
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