2006-09-24 14:04:41 · 7 answers · asked by kevin o 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
A number times its reciprocal equals one. The reciprocal of -8/3 is -3/8. So x= -3/8.
2006-09-24 14:13:55 · answer #1 · answered by just♪wondering 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
X= 2 and 2/3
2006-09-24 21:07:57 · answer #2 · answered by shiningknight76 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
X would equal 11/3 because the -8/3 would become a positive 8/3 when you moved it to the other side of the equation.
X=8/3+1
X=8/3+3/3
X=11/3
If you meant for the 8/3 to modify X, then you really should've written it as -8/3X=1. If that was the case, then the answer would be:
X= -3/8
2006-09-24 21:11:00 · answer #3 · answered by Bastet's kitten 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-3/8 = x
2006-09-24 21:07:04 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that would be
1 divided by -8/3
[1/-8/3]
2006-09-24 21:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by AT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
x = 1 / (-8/3)
x = -0.375
2006-09-24 21:06:58 · answer #6 · answered by DanE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is x [-8/3]=1
x-2.6 =1
x =1/-2.6
x =-0.38
2006-09-24 21:18:53 · answer #7 · answered by daisey_beauty2004 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋