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If -2/1 = 6/7x , what is x?

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Answer:

7/3

Explanation:

User Iakovos Belonias
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Answer:

x =-7/3

Explanation:


-(2)/(1)=(6)/(7)x\\\\(6)/(7)x=-(2)/(1)\\\\\mathrm{Apply\:rule}\:(a)/(1)=a\\(6)/(7)x=-2\\\\\mathrm{Multiply\:both\:sides\:by\:}7\\7*(6)/(7)x=7\left(-2\right)\\\\Simplify\\6x=-14\\\\\mathrm{Divide\:both\:sides\:by\:}6\\(6x)/(6)=(-14)/(6)\\\\Simplify\\x=-(7)/(3)

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