Homework Help: algebra

Posted by so lost on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 8:41pm.

-2/5 x=6/35
could the answer be - 15/14?????

solve using the multiplication principle, so lost to even figure it out

algebra - Ms. Sue, Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 8:52pm
-(2/5)x=6/35

Divide both sides by -(2/5)

x = (6/35) / -(2/5)
x = (6/35) * -(5/2)

x = -(30/70)
x + -3/7
algebra - helper, Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 8:53pm
-2/5 x = 6/35
Multiply both sides by 35
-14x = 6
x = -6/14 = -3/7
algebra - so lost, Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 9:16pm
thank you after i looked back over it I saw that I didn't break it down far enough
algebra - elianor, Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 2:56pm
(x power 3)+ 14x -6=0 ????

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