document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=250278>Question 250278</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Using the ideas of additive and multiplicative inverse of rational numbers, how would I solve the following equations?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. -5x+13=-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 1/3(x)-7=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 3x-4=x-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. x+11/9=2/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the first one, I believe x=5. However I am unsure I figured this correctly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks for any help you can provide.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stacy </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #184957 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=184957\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Additive and multiplicative inverse is talking about removing terms from either side of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example in A. -5x+13=-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we want to get rid of the 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we use the additive inverse to add -13 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "aditve inverse is sometimes called \"the opposite\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "resulting in -5x=-25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then we multiply by -1/5 also called the reciprocal or multiplicative inverse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and we get the same as dividing by -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we do the same with the others<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BTw the site rules prohibit asking for helping on similar problems.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "all of your problems use the same techniques<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add the opposite or multiply by the reciprocal <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Asking for many similar answers makes us feel abused that you want us to do your homework for you and not learn from the example we provide.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hope this helped </SPAN>\n" );
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