Question

2/3(x-9)= -11 What is the answer for X

Answer 1

X= -7.5

Explanation:

Solve for x by simplifying both sides of the equation, then isolate the variable.

The first step would be to distribute the 2/3 to the x and -9 and you get 2/3 x -6 = -11. Then you add 6 to both sides, equaling to 2/3x = -5. The second to last step would be multiplying both sides by 3 canceling out the fraction on the left ; the equation would be 2x = -15. The final step is to divide both sides by the variable (2x) and therefore x equals -15/2 or -7.5 .

Answer 2

x = -
`(15)/(2)`

Explanation:

Given

`(2)/(3)`(x - 9) = - 11

Multiply both sides by 3 to clear the fraction

2(x - 9) = - 33 ← distribute left side

2x - 18 = - 33 ( add 18 to both sides )

2x = - 15 ( divide both sides by 2 )

x = -
`(15)/(2)`