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Solve for X.

-3/2(x-2)=45/14

Please show work.

User Zach Green
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2 Answers

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Exact Form:
x=-1/7

Decimal form:

-0.142857

Step-by-step explanation:
You simplify both sides of the equation and then isolate the variable.
User Keni
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Answer:

-1/7

Step-by-step explanation:

-3/2(x-2)=45/14

x-2=(45/14)/(-3/2)

x-2=(45/14)(-2/3)

x-2=-90/42

simplify -90/42 into -15/7

x-2=-15/7

x=-15/7+2

x=-15/7+14/7

x=-1/7

User Dmitry Krivolap
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