Answer:
3. x = 5
4. -5 1/25
Step-by-step explanation:
Question 3 Solving:
your equation is -3x + 5 = -10
subtract 5 from both sides to get the term with x alone: -3x = -15
divide both sides by -3 to isolate x (remember that a minus divided by minus is plus): x = 5
To check:
plug in 5 to x and see if you get -10 on both sides
-3(5) + 5 = -10
first multiply -3 and 5:
-15 + 5 = -10
then add 5 to -15:
-10 = -10
if the number are equal then you solved the equation correctly
Question 4:
multiply the whole number by the denominator, then add the numerator to the product, and that number will be your new numerator ( make sure to leave the negative sign out of this computation)
so multiply 2 and 5 to get 10, then add 4 to get 14
your new fraction is -14/5
practice doing the same thing to the other mixed fraction
you should get a new fraction of 9/5
multiply the numerators and denominators
so multiply -14 and 9, and multiply 5 and 5
you now have -126/25
divide 126 by 25 to get your whole number of the mixed fraction
you should have -5 ?/25
to find the numerator, multiply your whole number by your denominator (25 x 5 = 125), then subtract this from your numerator of the improper fraction
126-125 = 1
now you have an answer of -5 1/25
