SOLUTION: Equations with fractional coeficients Solve and check the following equations 4x=-8 7

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Question 104587: Equations with fractional coeficients
Solve and check the following equations
4x=-8
7
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assume you mean:
%284x%29%2F7 = -8
Get rid of the denominator, multiply both sides by 7:
7*%284x%29%2F7 = 7(-8)
You have
4x = - 56
x = -56/4
x = -14
:
Check it substitute -14 for x:
%284%2A-14%29%2F7 = -8
%28-56%29%2F7 = -8