The best thing to do for this question is to find a common denominator, and the best way to do this is to list all of the multiples and find the smallest common one.
8- 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48
20- 20, 40, 60
In this, 40 is the lowest, so you have to multiply 5/8 by 5 at the top and bottom, and this gives you 25/40. You have to multiply the second fraction by 2, and this becomes 22/40.
Therefore, the larger fraction is 5/8.
The alternative method is to turn them into decimals and compare them this way. 5/8= 0.625 & 11/20= 0.55
Hope this helps
I think the answer is the second one
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The answer would me -975 :)
Method One
You could divide by 5 right away.
20/5 = - 3 + x
4 = - 3 + x Add 3 to both sides.
4 + 3 = x
x = 7
Method Two.
You could remove the brackets. This is slightly longer, but some questions can only be solved that way.
20 = 5(-3) + 5x
20 = -15 + 5x Add 15 to both sides
20 + 15 = 5x
35 = 5x Divide by 5
35/5 = x
7 = x
