Question 551481
not wishing to demean your book, but...substituting the "solution" into the original equation


5 - (1/6)(3) = {-(2/3)}(3) ___ 5 - (1/2) = -(6/3)...I don't think so...



"Solve The Following Equation: 5 - (1/6)x = {-(2/3)}x " 


multiplying by 6 to clear fractions ___ 30 - x = -4x ___ x = -10


something is amiss, but what?



the only "glitch" I could see is ___ how did {-(2/3)}x become (-3x/2) between your 1st and 2nd step?