SOLUTION: write an equation that requires the use of multiplication property of equality, where each side must be multiplied by 2/3, and the solution is negative

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Question 582256: write an equation that requires the use of multiplication property of equality, where each side must be multiplied by 2/3, and the solution is negative
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's work backwards from the solution.
We need to chose a negative solution.
I chose x=-4.
To get to that solution we would have to multiply by 2/3.
"Undoing" a multiplication times 2/3 means dividing by 2/3, which is multiplying by 3/2.
Multiplying both sides of x=-4 times 3%2F2 we get
%283%2F2%29x=%283%2F2%29%28-4%29 --> %283%2F2%29x=-6 or 3x%2F2=-6