Y=2/-8x-1.5 ( pretty much add 2x to both sides, then divide all parts by negative 8. So it'd be 2 over -8 and then 12 divided by -8 which equals -1.5)
first multiply the outside numbers by both the numbers in the ()
10xg=10g 10x5=50 2xg=2g 2x9=18
then combine like terms
10g+50=2g+18
8g=32
then divide
g=4
Jack was planting a tree. He was to dig a hole that was 3 feet deep for every 5 feet of tree height. How deep should he dig the hole for a tree that is 17feet high.
Calculations
Cross multiplication

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5x = 2 x 13
Divide by 5 to isolate x

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x = 10.2
Answer = 10.2
ITS MUltipling by 3 silly its 243