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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Please explain, 2/3k + 6 = -12

OpenStudy (mathlegend):

The whole idea is to get 'k' known as the variable by itself.

OpenStudy (mathlegend):

Why not first... subtract 6 from both sides? Then, what do you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2/3k = -18?

OpenStudy (mathlegend):

Good.

OpenStudy (mathlegend):

Now, what we can do to get rid of the fraction... is to multiply by 3 on both sides. What do you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

would that be 6 = -54?

OpenStudy (mathlegend):

2k = -54 because the 3 basically just canceled out on the left side.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ohh, gotchya

OpenStudy (mathlegend):

Divide by 2 and what do you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

k = -27

OpenStudy (mathlegend):

Good.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Awesome ! Thank you sooo muchh !

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