Answer:
Multiply 2/3 and your number. If you have a whole number, convert it to a fraction by putting it over a denominator of 1. When multiplying fractions, calculate numerator times numerator, then denominator times denominator. For example, to find two-thirds of 18, multiply 2/3 x 18/1 to get 36/3.
Hey there!
Let's first find an easier situation.
If we're saying:
How many fives are in ten?
We're doing 10 divided by 5, because we're seeing how many 5's go into 10.
It's no different here.
We will be doing 6 divided by 3/4, just as we did with our simpler situation.
Using our "keep, switch, flip" rule (keep first term, change to multiplication, take reciprocal of second term)
we get:
6 divided by 3/4
=
6 * 4/3
= 24/3
= 8 3/4's in 6.
Hope this helps!
The subtraction sign in front of the second set of parenthesis changes the signs on the terms inside those parenthesis. So this could be rewritten as
. None of the exponents on the x are the same, so we will just express it in terms of descending powers of x.
. This is also the same as
if you don't like to start with a negative. Either one is correct.
Solve for x:
8 - 5 x = 2 x + 8
Subtract 2 x from both sides:
8 + (-5 x - 2 x) = (2 x - 2 x) + 8
-5 x - 2 x = -7 x:
-7 x + 8 = (2 x - 2 x) + 8
2 x - 2 x = 0:
8 - 7 x = 8
Subtract 8 from both sides:
(8 - 8) - 7 x = 8 - 8
8 - 8 = 0:
-7 x = 8 - 8
8 - 8 = 0:
-7 x = 0
Divide both sides of -7 x = 0 by -7:
(-7 x)/(-7) = 0/(-7)
(-7)/(-7) = 1:
x = 0/(-7)
0/(-7) = 0:
Answer: x = 0
1. Find the slope of the given line. Do this by solving <span>3x-7y+14=0 for m:
3x + 14 = 7y, which gives us m = 3/7.
2. Find the slope of a line perpendicular to this one. It's the negative reciprocal of m = 3/7, or -7/3.
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