Determine which real number corresponds to the situation.

The record low temperture for a date is 25.6 degrees below zero.
The corresponding number for this sentence is-----.

-25.6 units unknown.

5.5x=55.0 using the mutiplication principle.

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how do you find the answer to 5.5x = 55.0

Divide:

55.0 / 5.5 = x

multiply -2.7(-26)=

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