SOLUTION: 2 _x=-10 5 Two fifths x = -10 i wrote it out incase it did not come out looking right. Can I get help on this.

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Question 8467: 2
_x=-10
5
Two fifths x = -10
i wrote it out incase it did not come out looking right. Can I get help on this.

Answer by longjonsilver(2297)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
is the same thing as .
First, multiply both sides by 5, to give


the lefthand side...the 5's cancel: this was the point:



Now divide both side by 2, to give


hence x = -25

jon.

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