Question

how would you solve:

4x/5 + 6x/10 = -12

Answer 1

first of all, you would want to simplify 6x/10.
and that becomes 3x/5
all write the rest of it down

Answer 2

I'll *

Answer 3

Yep, that's what I would do first as well. Smart approach to reduce the fraction first.

Answer 4

\[\frac{ 4x }{ 5 }+\frac{ 3x }{ 5 }=-12\]
multiply everything by 5
\[4x+3x=-60\]
\[7x = -60\]
\[x = \frac{ -60 }{ 7 }\]

Answer 5

It's an improper fraction so reduce it

Answer 6

ok, thank you very much! :)

Answer 7

sure