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-3/4 = x/26 need a explanation please

-3/4 = x/26 need a explanation please-example-1
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Answer:

x = 19.5

Explanation:


(-3)/(4) = (x)/(26)

cross multiply

-3(26) = 4(x)

open the parenthesis

-78 = 4x

divide both sides of the equation by 4

-78/4 = x

-19.5 = x

User Joey Yi Zhao
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