Can you solve −4x=4 for x?

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ipwnbunnies · Answer

Yes.

anonymous · Answer

Can you help me? I simplified the entire equation and I'm stuck on this part. I don't know what to do

ipwnbunnies · Answer

Ok, we're trying to solve for x. Which means we're trying to get 'x' all by itself.

ipwnbunnies · Answer

Are you familiar with multiplication and division? I take it you are.

anonymous · Answer

Here are the options:
(1, -5)

(-1, -5)

(-1, -10)

ipwnbunnies · Answer

That is incorrect...

anonymous · Answer

Of course :)

anonymous · Answer

What is incorrect?

ipwnbunnies · Answer

Shane's answer. Can you use multiplication or division to get 'x' by itself? There's a -4 being multiplied to it.

anonymous · Answer

me i did it rong srry

anonymous · Answer

This was the full equation by the way

ipwnbunnies · Answer

Ok, you're trying to use elimination. Can you answer my question?
-4*x = 4; can you use multiplication or division to get x by itself?

anonymous · Answer

division?

ipwnbunnies · Answer

Right! What can you divide both sides by to get x by itself?

anonymous · Answer

4

ipwnbunnies · Answer

Try again. There's a -4 being multiplied with the x.

anonymous · Answer

But what is -4 divided by 4?  I'm not good with negatives

ipwnbunnies · Answer

It's simple. A positive number multiplied or divided by a negative number equals a negative number. 4/-4 = -1

ipwnbunnies · Answer

You can act as if you're doing the math with the positive numbers, then add on the negative.

anonymous · Answer

u r doing algebra right

ipwnbunnies · Answer

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