How do you solve $\frac{3}{5} x - 8 = - 2$ $3/5x - 8= -2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-09T12:58:29

$\frac{3}{5} x - 8 = - 2$ $3/5x - 8 = -2$ ---> $\frac{3}{5} x = 6$ $3/5x = 6$ ---> $x = \frac{5}{3} \cdot 6$ $x = 5/3 *6$ ---> $x = 10$ $x = 10$

$\frac{3}{5} x - 8 = - 2$ $3/5x - 8 = -2$

First, add 8 to both sides of the equation:
$\frac{3}{5} x - 8 + 8 = - 2 + 8$ $3/5x - 8 + 8 = -2 + 8$

= $\frac{3}{5} x = 6$ $3/5x = 6$

Next, multiply both sides by $\frac{5}{3}$ $5/3$ :

= $\frac{3}{5} \cdot \frac{5}{3} x = 6 \cdot \frac{5}{3}$ $3/5*5/3x = 6*5/3$

This simplifies to:

$x = \frac{30}{3}$ $x = 30/3$ and $30 \div 3 = 10$ $30 -: 3 = 10$ , therefore, $x = 10$ $x = 10$

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