Question

17-x over 4 = -10
may someone show me how to get the answer

Answer 1

\(17 - \frac{x}{4} = -10\)
Multiply all terms by 4 to get rid of the denominator for the variable term.

Answer 2

@tyteen4a03 i forgot to show what the problem looked like, sorry

Answer 3

In this case, multiply both sides by 4.

Answer 4

if you start with
\[ \frac{17-x}{4}= -10\]
multiply both sides by 4 (this will simplify it a bit)
\[\frac{\cancel{4}}{1}\cdot \frac{17-x}{\cancel{4}}= -10\cdot 4 \]
\[ 17-x = -40 \]
can you finish? One way to continue is add +x to both sides
\[ 17 -x +x = -40 +x\]
\[ 17 = -40 +x\]
what is the final step?