3/4X +5 = 2
Answer in book says positive 4
I get -4?
your answer is correct
Yes, the answer is -4 if "3/4X" is supposed to (3/4)X. If it means 3/(4X), than the answer is -1/4
To solve this equation, you can follow these steps:
1. Start by isolating the variable on one side of the equation. In this case, you need to isolate the variable term 3/4X.
Subtract 5 from both sides of the equation:
3/4X + 5 - 5 = 2 - 5
Simplifying the equation further:
3/4X = -3
2. Now, to get rid of the fraction, multiply both sides of the equation by the reciprocal of the fraction's denominator, which in this case is 4/3.
(4/3) * (3/4X) = (4/3) * (-3)
Simplifying the equation further:
1X = -4
3. The coefficient of X is 1, so we can rewrite the equation as:
X = -4
Therefore, the answer to the equation is X = -4, not positive 4. It seems that the answer in the book may have an error.