If you would like to solve the equation -5x - 25 = 78, you should do this using the following steps:
<span>-5x - 25 = 78
</span>-5x - 25 + 25 = 78 + 25
-5x + 0 = 103
-5x = 103 /(-5)
x = 103 / (-5)
x = - 103/5 = - 20.6
The error was already made at step 1.
Total commission that Lamar got is:
6.5/100×785,000
=$51,025
Amount that Lamar split with his broker:
40/100×51025
=$20410
Amount that brokerage split
=50/100×20410
$10205
Total amount Lamar received $10205
Essentially, you're going to want to reverse the steps on x in order to isolate it from the rest of the variables. To do this, perform inverse operations on x. The first one of these is the multiplication of x and m, so divide both sides by m to cancel m out on the right side. Now we have y/m = x + b. The final thing to do in order to isolate x is to subtract b from both sides. This yields us y/m - b = x. This can be rearranged into x = y/m - b, which should be your answer.
The one that is filled the less would be the garbage can because the truck would get filled even more.
