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-1 equals 5 + x / 6 ​

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Answer:

x=-36 OR x=-11 depending on the fraction on the right side (read explanation)

Explanation:

Not sure how the fraction goes so I'll just solve both:

1. -1= 5+ (x/6)

First we will move the 5 to the other side so we can get rid of the fraction. To do this we will subtract 5 from both sides:

-1 -5 = 5 -5 + (x/6)

This leaves us with:

-6 = x/6

Now we can multiply both sides by 6 to get rid of the fraction:

-6 * 6 = x/6*6

This gives us:

-36 = x

So x in this equation = -36

2. -1 = (5+x)/6

First we can get rid of the fraction by multiplying each side by 6:

-1*6=(5+x)/6*6

This gives us:

-6=5+x

Now we can just subtract 5 from both sides which will give us our x value:

-6 -5 = 5 -5 +x

-11 = x

So x = -11 in this equation.

Hope this helped!

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