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Solve -3.5 = – for x using the multiplication property of equality. The operation in the problem is The inverse operation is

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The given equation is


-3.5=(x)/(4)

To solve for x, we have to multiply the equation by 4,


\begin{gathered} -3.5\cdot4=(x)/(4)\cdot4 \\ x=-14 \end{gathered}

Therefore, the solution is -14.

The operation of the problem is division, and the inverse operation is multiplication.

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