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2/3x-5=-13 please help solve

User Snaut
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Answer: -12

Explanation:

Equation:

2/3x-5=-13

1.

Move -5 to the other so it becomes positive

2/3x=-13+5

-13+5=-8, Therefore

2/3x=-8

2.

x=-8 divided by 2/3 (can’t type the division sign)

(optional, you can convert -8 into -8/1 because 2/3 is a fraction, I will be doing this to make it easier **just a tip :)**)

3.

Find the reciprocal of 2/3 and multiply -8/1 by 3/2

4.

-8/1*3/2=-24/2=-12

Hoped this helped!!

User Adeel Iftikhar
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