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Find x when y is -1. y= -7/8x+17

Find x when y is -1. y= -7/8x+17-example-1
User John Clements
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Answer:

Explanation:

-7/8x+17=-1

Now we need to find what +17 = -1

-1 - 17 = -18

Now we find out how many times -7/8 go into -18

-18 / (-7/8) = 20.57412857

So x = 20.57412857

As a fraction, that would be 144/7

Hope this helps ^^

User Amit Shah
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Answer:

x is 20.57

Explanation:

-1 minus 17 is -18. -18 divided by -7/8 is 20.57

User Yurish
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