Question

PLEASE ASSIST ME! i have to sleep already and i need to finish my math project: 6/3x - 18 = -13+2...And i have another problem that may be simpler if thats too complex

Answer 1

6/3x - 18 = -13+2
first simplify the right side

Answer 2

15

Answer 3

-13 + 2 is not 15

...

Answer 4

i mean -15

Answer 5

still not correct....

Answer 6

if you're having trouble adding positive and negative numbers
i suggest you use a number line

Answer 7

erm what im almost positive

Answer 8

OHH Sorry

Answer 9

-11

Answer 10

6/3x - 18 = -11

Answer 11

good,
now, im assuming the goal is to solve x
this means we need to isolate the x term so its alone on one side

any ideas what you would do next?

Answer 12

cancel out -18 by adding it to -11?

Answer 13

right, you want to cancel out -18

but what would you need to add to BOTH sides in order to cancel out the -18

Answer 14

6/3x = 7??

Answer 15

ok yes, you would add 18 to both sides
now we have
6/3x = 7

what would you do next?

Answer 16

6/3x = 7
6=7*3x
6=21x
x=6/21

Answer 17

divide?

Answer 18

er, nurali has pointed out an interesting note

its the problem
(6/3) x =7
or
6/(3x) =7

Answer 19

hmm im confused sorry

Answer 20

does the problem look like
\[\frac{6}{3} x\]
or
\[\frac{6}{3x}\]

Answer 21

the first one

Answer 22

6x/3=7
6x=21
x=21/6

Answer 23

ok, the next step would be to get rid of the 6/3 from the left side

what would you need to divide to both sides to get rid of it

Answer 24

or nurali will just give the answer

thanks alot

Answer 25

sorry im being slow im just trying to learn step by step i dont understand the last part of how to divide

Answer 26

6x/3=7
what nurali did was
multiply both sides by 3

this gets rid of the 3 in the denominator on the left side

this gives us
6x=21

next nurali divided both sides by 6

this gets rid of the 6 on the left sides

giving us

x=21/6

Answer 27

ohhh thank you SO MUCH

Answer 28

yup no problem