SOLUTION: i am having trouble with solving this equation: -8/13x=24

SOLUTION: i am having trouble with solving this equation: -8/13x=24

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Question 581665: i am having trouble with solving this equation: -8/13x=24
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-8/13x=24 ... Start with the given equation

-8x=24*13 ... Multiply both sides by 13

-8x=312 ... Multiply

x=312/(-8) ... Divide both sides by -8 to isolate x

x = -39 ... Reduce

So the solution is x = -39
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