document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=502728>Question 502728</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you add a fraction with a negative number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1/3x=-6   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #338974 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=338974\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x = -6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by -1, to get rid of the negatives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x = 6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x = 3(6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "gets rid of the fraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1x = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or just<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this in the original equaton  </SPAN>\n" );
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