The real way is to subtract the term with the variable on the right first, but both Spencer and Jeremiah are correct. When you do them both, they arrive at the same answer, only that Spencer's would be 2/5, and Jeremiah's would be -2/-5, which is 2/5, because you divide negative by a negative. It doesn't matter which term with the variable you would cancel out first. Either way, you still arrive at the correct answer.
Answer:
x=5
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Answer to the nearest tenth is 20.8
Answer:
x = -3
Step-by-step explanation:
When you take the cube root of -27, -3 is your answer. To double check, just cube -3 (or -3 x -3 x -3) and you can see you get -27.
Answer:
x=-22
Step-by-step explanation:
