SOLUTION: Solve for x. 2/5x = -10

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Question 77246: Solve for x. 2/5x = -10
Answer by tutorcecilia(2152) About Me  (Show Source):
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2/5x = -10/1 [cross-multiply and solve for the x-term]
(2)(1)=(5x)(-10)
2=-50x
2/-50=x
-1/25=x
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check by plugging (x=-1/25) back into the original equation and solve.