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Solve for x 2/3x + 9 = - 13

User Kristian Dupont
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Answer:

x= -33

Explanation:

Subtract 9 from both sides:

2/3x+9-9=-13-9

Simplify the arithmetic:

2/3 · x =-13-9

Simplify the arithmetic:

2/3 · x = -22

Multiply both sides by inverse fraction 3/2:

2/3x ·3/2= -22 ·3/2

Group like terms:

2/3 ·3/2x= -22 ·3/2

Simplify the fraction:

x=-22 · 2/3

Multiply the fractions:

x= -22·2/3 ÷2

Simplify the arithmetic:

x = -33

User EpicOfChaos
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Answer:

X=-33

Explanation:

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