Question

What is x if -6/8 x = 3

Answer 1

The expression we have to solve is:

`-(6)/(8)x=3`

Step 1. Multiply both sides by -8/6 to eliminate the 6 and the 8 on the left side:

`(-(8)/(6))(-(6)/(8))x=(-(8)/(6))(3)`

Step 2. Simplify.

On the left side the 8s and the 6s cancell each other. Also since we have two negative numbers, the result will be possitive x.

`x=(-(8)/(6))(3)`

Step 3. Multiply the numbers on the right side

`\begin{gathered} x=-(8*3)/(6) \\ x=-(24)/(6) \\ \end{gathered}`

Step 4. Divide 24 by 6

`x=-4`

Answer: x=-4