SOLUTION: Three-fourths of number is negative eighty- one. What is the number? a. Write an algebraic equation in terms of the variable �x� solve the equation for x.

SOLUTION: Three-fourths of number is negative eighty- one. What is the number? a. Write an algebraic equation in terms of the variable �x� solve the equation for x.

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Question 1060162: Three-fourths of number is negative eighty- one. What is the number?
a. Write an algebraic equation in terms of the variable �x� solve the equation for x.
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3x/4=-81
3x=324
x=-108. ☺☺☺☺
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