Question

What is -32-3/5f=-17?

Answer 1

\[-32-\frac{3}{5}x=-17\]?

Answer 2

Solve for x

Answer 3

add 32 to both sides first

Answer 4

Ok now I have 3/5x=15

Answer 5

looks like you dropped the minus sign, a common but fatal mistake

Answer 6

should be
\[-\frac{3}{5}x=15\]

Answer 7

Yes

Answer 8

Now what

Answer 9

multiply both sides by the reciprocal of \(-\frac{3}{5}\) which is \(-\frac{5}{3}\) to get \(x\) by itself

Answer 10

i.e. write
\[x=15\times \left(-\frac{3}{5}\right)\]
cancel first , multiply last

Answer 11

So it's -45?

Answer 12

No it is -9.. when u multiply 15 by -3, u get -45.. divide -45 by 5 and u get -9