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OpenStudy (anonymous):

z/-28+44=49

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[{z\over-28}= 49-44\]\[{z\over-28}=5\]\[z=-140\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How did you get -140? I got up to z/-28=5, but I don't know how you did the rest.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You bring -28 over the other side, thereby multiplying 5 by -28.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[z/-28+44 = 49\] first you might like to multiply by reciprocal -28+44 ( z /-28+44 ) = 49 (-28+49) z = 49 (- 28 + 49) can you do the rest?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[{z}= 5\times-28 \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

just multiply the whole equation by -28+44 first this will make your problem much easier

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its just the same as what order did

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but faster :P

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I've never seem your method.... I find my method pretty neat ;)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well it just the same i just do it in 1 step z/-28+44 = 49 -28+44 [ z / -28+44 = 49 ] fraction go bb

OpenStudy (anonymous):

u did it in 2 steps i did it in 1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yup, It's quicker, but the numbers are much larger to work with...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

same thing

OpenStudy (anonymous):

z/-28+44 = 49 -28+44 [ z / -28+44 = 49 ] z = 49( -28+44 ) z = 784

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:/

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hmm i always do something wrong lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I know, it's because you multiplied the whole equation by -28+44..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You're first meant to subtract 44 from 49

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats not incorrect

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ooo i read it incorrectly

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah, I thought so. Everyone makes mistakes :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

there should have been a parenthesis really

OpenStudy (anonymous):

o well

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Could be the fact that it's 1:30 in the morning, also.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Could be...!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

put parenthesis the calculator will want you to put them there also

OpenStudy (anonymous):

!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

or its just going to read it just like i am

OpenStudy (anonymous):

True... Maybe just forgot?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:P

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so i got an excuse haha

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lol

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