Question

What is the value of x? -5x=-35 x=?

Answer 1

The value of x is 7
you divide -35 by -5 to get the answer of 7

Answer 2

Isolate the x. Divide - 5 from both sides

-5x/-5 = -35/-5

x = -35/-5

x = 7

Note: when you divide two negative numbers, the answer will be positive

x = 7 is your answer

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