Question

What is the value of x in the equation StartFraction 4 Over 7 EndFraction (StartFraction 21 Over 8 EndFraction x + one-half) = negative 2 (StartFraction 1 Over 7 EndFraction minus StartFraction 5 Over 28 EndFraction x)? Write your solution in decimal form.

Answer 1

Answer:

x = -0.5

Step-by-step explanation:

$\dfrac{4}{7}\left(\dfrac{21}{8}x+\dfrac{1}{2}\right)=-2\left(\dfrac{1}{7}-\dfrac{5}{28}x\right)\\\\\text{use the distributive property}\ a(b\pm c)=ab\pm ac\\\\\left(\dfrac{4}{7}\right)\left(\dfrac{21}{8}x\right)+\left(\dfrac{4}{7}\right)\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)=(-2)\left(\dfrac{1}{7}\right)-(-2)\left(\dfrac{5}{28}x\right)\\\\\dfrac{4\cdot21}{7\cdot8}x+\dfrac{4\cdot1}{7\cdot2}=-\dfrac{2}{7}+\dfrac{2\cdot5}{28}x\qquad\text{simplify}$

$\dfrac{3}{2}x+\dfrac{2}{7}=-\dfrac{2}{7}+\dfrac{5}{14}x\qquad\text{multiply both sides by 14}\\\\(14)\left(\dfrac{3}{2}x\right)+(14)\left(\dfrac{2}{7}\right)=(14)\left(-\dfrac{2}{7}\right)+(14)\left(\dfrac{5}{14}x\right)\qquad\text{simplify}\\\\(7)(3x)+(2)(2)=(2)(-2)+(1)(5x)\\\\21x+4=-4+5x\qquad\text{subtract 4 from both sides}\\\\21x+4-4=-4-4+5x\\\\21x=-8+5x\qquad\text{subtract}\ 5x\ \text{from both sides}\\\\21x-5x=-8+5x-5x\\\\16x=-8\qquad\text{divide both sides by 16}$

$\dfrac{16x}{16}=\dfrac{-8}{16}\qquad\text{simplify}\\\\\boxed{x=-\dfrac{1}{2}\to x=-0.5}$

Answer 2

Answer:

X = -0.5

Step-by-step explanation:

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