SOLUTION: Can you please help me? How do you solve this problem? -10/12x=-17/12 Can you please show me the work? Thank you for your time.

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Question 633677: Can you please help me? How do you solve this problem? -10/12x=-17/12
Can you please show me the work? Thank you for your time.


Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, Maths68:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-10%2F%2812x%29=-17%2F12

-10%2A12=12x%28-17%29

-120+=+-204x

-120%2F%28-204%29+=+x

x+=+-120%2F%28-204%29

x+=+%28-12%2A10%29%2F%28-12%2A17%29

x+=+10%2F17

So the answer is x=10%2F17

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Answer by Maths68(1474) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-10%2F12x=-17%2F12
Multiply by -12x both sides
%28-12x%29%28-10%2F12x%29=%28-12x%29%28-17%2F12%29
cross%28-12x%29%28-10%2Fcross%2812x%29%29=cross%28-12%29x%28-17%2Fcross%2812%29%29
10=17x
Divide by 17 both sides
10%2F17=17x%2F17
10%2F17=cross%2817%29x%2Fcross%2817%29
10%2F17=x
x=10%2F17