SOLUTION: -5/7k= 25 what is k?

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Question 697340: -5/7k= 25
what is k?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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-5/7k= 25
IF YOU MEAN -5K/7=25 THEN:
-5K=25*7
-5K=175
K=175/-5
K=-35 ANS.
IF YOU MEAN -5/(7K)=25 THEN:
25*7K=-5
175K=-5
K=-5/175
K=-1/35 ANS.