Answer:
<u><em>X=1</em></u>
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
16/45
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1: When dividing fractions, use “KFC”. It means Keep the first fraction, Flip the second one, and
Change it to multiplication
-4/20 ÷ -9/16 → -4/20 ∙ 16/-9
Step 2: Reduce any fractions if necessary, it makes multiplying them easier and you will have to reduce anyway at the end. It’s easier arithmetic to reduce at this step. The first fraction reduces because both the numerator and denominator are divisible by 4.
-1/5 ∙ 16/-9
Step 3: Multiply numerators and denominators together to get one fraction
(-16)/(-45)
Step 4: Cancel out the negatives, a negative divided by a negative is a positive. Our final answer is
16/45
Your answers we equal to 22
Sorry I am a little late...
a = -2
b = -9
Here is how to solve the problem.
First thing I did was multiply the first equation by -2 so that we can eliminate the the b. After you multiply it by -2, your new equation is -16a + 8b = -40.
You leave the second equation alone and all you do is combine like terms. So -16a+5a is -11. And you eliminate the b. Then you're going to do -40+62 which is 22. So it's -11a=22 and then you have to solve for a. What I did was I multiplied the whole thing by minus to turn the a positive. So then it's 11a=-22. Pretty easy, the final step is to simplify. -22/11 is -2. ;D
So there you have your first answer.
a = -2
Now we're going to use the first answer to help us find b.
For the second equation, all you're going to do is plug in that a.
5 (-2)-8b=62
-10 - 8b = 62
Now we move the -10 to the other side...
-8b = 62 + 10
-8b = 72
Multiply the whole thing by negative once again to turn the b positive.
Now we have 8b = -72
The final step is to simplify. -72/11 = -9
b = -9
Hope this makes sense! Also I had the same question on my test and I got it right. :)
5/1, 15/3, and 10/2 are all valid answers to that question.