Use the properties of equality to solve the equation.?

Question

1m/7=1/56

-u/5=1/2

how to get answer???

Answer 1

m/7=1/56
m= 7*(1/56) = 7/56= 1/8

-u/5 =1/2
-u = 5(1/2) = 5/2
u = -5/2 = -2.5

Answer 2

Write fractions with the same denominator. Since 56 = 7*8 then

m/7*(8/8) = 8m/56 = 1/56 you get m = 1/8.
better, just multiply both sides by 7 to get m = 7/56 = 1/8.

also, -u/5 = 12 becomes u = (-5)*1/2 = -5/2, right?

You should plug your answers back in to verify.

Answer 3

1m/7=1/56 multiply each side by 7
1m=1/8
m=1/8

-u/5=1/2 multiply each side by -5
u=-5/2