2006-11-12 14:29:21 · 12 answers · asked by wanda_brown62 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Same thing as x/5 = -24.
2006-11-12 14:38:54 · answer #1 · answered by L96vette 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
-x / 5 = 24
-x = 24 * 5 = 120
x = -120
2006-11-12 22:34:47 · answer #2 · answered by hznfrst 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well...X/5 = 24, x would be equal to 120
-120/5 = -24..so that wouldn't work
but the negative of negative 120 would
-(-120)/5 = 24
-120 possible answer i assume
2006-11-12 22:33:13 · answer #3 · answered by Julio 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
-x/5=24 multiply by 5
-x=120 multiply by -1
x=-120
2006-11-12 22:33:18 · answer #4 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
-x / 5=24
-x=120
x=-120
2006-11-12 22:53:45 · answer #5 · answered by #1animallover 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No offense, but how do you expect to go further in life if you can't do basic algebra?
Here's a hint:
-x/5=24/1 and think "cross multiply"
2006-11-12 22:34:01 · answer #6 · answered by Leonidas 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
-x/5=24
Multiply both sides by -5:
-5(-x/5)=-5(24)
x=-120
Check:
-(-120)/5=24
120/5=24
24=24
2006-11-13 00:48:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
-x
---=24
5
multiply each side by 5
-x
---=24*5
5*5
-x
---=120
1
-x=120
multiply each side by -1
-x*-1=120*-1
x= -120
2006-11-12 22:34:28 · answer #8 · answered by m0rph0s1s 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
(-x)/5=24
(-x)/5=+24
so x must be negative
(24)(5)=120
so x=-120
2006-11-12 23:24:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
-x/5=24
Is the same as
-1/5 x=24
Multiply by -1/5 on both sides
-1/5x-1/5 x=24x-1/5
x= -24/5
x=-4 4/5
or
x=-4.8
2006-11-12 22:39:46 · answer #10 · answered by nintendogamer91 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋