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The year the Greek city of Helike disappeared is -1/5 times the year the US Civil War ended. Let w represent the year the Civil War ended. Write an expression in terms of w to represent the year of Helike’s disappearance.

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Answer:

9325

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User Capybara
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Answer:

ok so

-1/5x=w

w=1865

so -1/5x=1865

x=-9325

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