Question

What is the solution of the equation 3/4x +5 = -9?
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Answer 1

x=-56/3

multiply everything by 4 to cancel the fraction which will give you
3x+20=-36

then combine like terms to get
3x=-56

then divide to get x by itself to get

x=-56/3

since this is a weird decimal, leave it as an improper fraction