Answer: X= -8
1) Move all X’s to left side by subtracting 14x from both sides.
Leaves you with -3x=24.
2) -3x=24 is the same as 3x= -24
3) Divide both sides by 3 to get X= -8
What's the question that needs solving?
If the question is actually “danielle ran the first 1/5 of a 6 mile race. how many miles did she run?” then the answer is 1 & 1/2 miles.
