i get x = 1/3 is that correct or is it negative
2007-10-11 06:38:57 · 7 answers · asked by shawna 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
This is what Im doing,
-x + 6 = -4x + 5
add 4x to both sides and get,
-3x +6 = 5
subtract 6 from both sides and get
-3x = -1
then divide both sides by -3 and get 1/3 because a negative divided by a negative is positive. So why is the answer negative? Am I supposed to start from the other side?
2007-10-11 06:55:42 · update #1
-x+6=-4x+5 Add 4x to both sides
3x+6=5 subtract 6 from both sides
3x= -1 divide by 3 on both sides
it would be x= -1/3. HOpe this helps.
2007-10-11 06:46:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
-x + 6 = -4x + 5
-x +4x = -6 + 5
-3x = -1
x = -1/-3 ( since " - " sign is applicable to both x and the digit 3 thus when u divide the whole expression by -3 the answer will be as follows)
x = -1/3
2007-10-11 14:58:05 · answer #2 · answered by kittana 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-x + 6 = -4x + 5
-x + 1 = -4x
1 = -3x
1/-3 = x
negative
2007-10-11 13:45:39 · answer #3 · answered by ShortStuff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-1/3
2007-10-11 13:45:21 · answer #4 · answered by jkp9219 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that would be negative 1/3
2007-10-11 13:52:18 · answer #5 · answered by britbutt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4x - x = 5 - 6
3x = - 1
x = - 1 / 3
2007-10-13 13:46:04 · answer #6 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3x = -1
x = -1/3
2007-10-11 13:58:02 · answer #7 · answered by Darkskinnyboy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋