SOLUTION: -7/8= -5/6z. Please help.

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Question 260822: -7/8= -5/6z. Please help.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-7%2F8=+%28-5%2F6%29z
Multiply both sides by the multiplicative inverse of (-5/6) or (-6/5).
%28-6%2F5%29%2A%28-7%2F8%29=+%28-6%2F5%29%2A%28-5%2F6%29z
z=%28-3%2F5%29%2A%28-7%2F4%29=21%2F20