Question 553495
We have 17/35 = -x


Remember that any letter standing alone, for lack of a better word, has a factor of 1 next to it.  In other words and for your question, -x is really -1 times x.  Did you know that?


We multiply both sides of the equation by 35 as step one.


35 times (17/35) = -x times 35


17  = -35x


To find x, we now simply divide 17 by -35 (our step two).


17/-35 = x


-17/35 = x


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