SOLUTION: -2/3=-10/t I don't know if top and bottom numbers are both negative or just the top number???

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Question 520731: -2/3=-10/t
I don't know if top and bottom numbers are both negative or just the top number???
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can assign it to either the numerator or denominator, doesn't matter...
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Let's say we assign it to the numerator:
(-2)/3=(-10)/t
cross-multipling we get:
-2t = -30
dividing both sides by -2:
t = 15
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OR, we could have assigned it to the denominator:
2/(-3)=10/(-t)
cross-multiplying:
-2t = -30
t = 15
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OR, any combination...