Question

Please help: Solve 1/3x = -4/5

Answer 1

Cross multiply

Answer 2

So multiply 3x times -4 and 1 times 5

That would leave you with

-12x = 5

Can you solve from there?

Answer 3

is the x above or below the fraction eg, 1x/3, (1/3)x

Answer 4

\[\frac{ 1 }{ 3x } = \frac{ -4 }{ 5 }\]

Answer 5

I could be wrong but I thought the Q is
\[\frac{ 1 }{ 3 }x=-\frac{ 4 }{ 5 }\]

Answer 6

thats exactly what i thought, that is why i was asking for clarification

Answer 7

sorry i am back. the x variable is being multiplied

Answer 8

could be 4/15, -4/15, -2 2/5, or 2 2/5

Answer 9

Dave's example is how it looks

Answer 10

so x=-4/5*3

Answer 11

i thought that was it, many thanks :)