Mia901 Mia901
  • 01-06-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

solve for x: 1/8-2/×=5

someone pls help me ASAP

Respuesta :

Luv2Teach
Luv2Teach Luv2Teach
  • 01-06-2018
Begin by subtracting 1/8 from both sides to get [tex]- \frac{2}{x} =5- \frac{1}{8} [/tex] and get a common denominator of 8 on the right:[tex]- \frac{2}{x} = \frac{40}{8} - \frac{1}{8} [/tex].  Now simplify and cross-multiply: 39x = -16 andx = -16/39

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

what would happen if most of the forests of earth were cut down?
2) data from the national health interview survey suggests that _____ percent of adults never engage in any exercise, sports, or physically active hobbies. a.
Iafp is mainly interested in protecting the _____ food supply. local state national global
96 is 75 percent of what number
Writers can use a technique called foreshadowing. what is foreshadowing? a. an implied theme for the story. b. clues to hint at what will happen next. c. the
2) data from the national health interview survey suggests that _____ percent of adults never engage in any exercise, sports, or physically active hobbies. a.
how did Chinese philosophy during the tang and song dynasties impact korean society?
what impact did the bubonic plague have socially, economically, and culturally
What impact did the Vietnam war have on the American people? A. Americans would be hesitant to use military force overseas in the future B. America
For a rectangular prism, if the base length was shrunk by a factor of two-thirds, the width was quadrupled, and height was cut in half, how would the changes af