Question

Solve the equation. Check the solution.

Answer 1

Write the equation down.

Answer 2

just tell me the answer

Answer 3

\[\frac{ -4 }{ x+1 } = \frac{ -1 }{ x+5 }\]

Answer 4

I don't want the answer, I want to know step by step as to how to solve it.

Answer 5

tell me the answer for y/5+2=-8

Answer 6

Use cross multiplication for these equations. It is the easiest method.

Answer 7

So -20x / -1x & that would make it just 20x?

Answer 8

-4 x (x+5) =
(x+1) x -1 =

Answer 9

So 6x^2 / 4 ?

Answer 10

Ahh, nevermind I looked at it wrong hold on

Answer 11

Let me rewrite them, the multiply and the x gets confused here.

-4(x+5) =
-1(x+1)

Answer 12

Would it be 19/3?

Answer 13

Where did your x go?

Answer 14

-4(x +5) = -4x -20
-1(x+1) = -x -1

Answer 15

I canceled it out but I guess I shouldnt of?

Answer 16

Now make them equal each other.

-4x-20 = -x-1

Solve for x.

Answer 17

Haha, you're just suppose to isolate your x. (Get only one x on one side so at the end, you end up with x =...)

Answer 18

Ah, now I'm lost, How do I make them equal each other? Do I divide the 20 by 4?

Answer 19

What you do to one side, you do to the other so if you want to isolate your x, you do as follow:

Add 20 to both sides to get rid of the -20 on the left side.

-4x-20+20 = -x-1+20

-4x =-x+19

Now add x to both sides to get your 19 alone.

-4x+x -x+x+19

-3x = 19

Divide both sides by 3 to get one x.

-x = 6.33333

Add a negative to both sides to make the x positive.

x = -6.33333

Answer 20

Ohhh! I got it now! thanks!

Answer 21

No Problem :)