Question

What value of k makes the statement true?



–(k + 12) = 6 + (–12)



A.
–18


B.
–6


C.
6


D.
18

Answer 1

@SydtheKid913

Answer 2

Well, you can start this problem by adding \(\rm \color{#20bd23}{6~+~(-12)}\)

So what is \(\rm \color{#20bd23}{6~+~(-12)}\)

Answer 3

umm -6

Answer 4

Correct, so we have \(\rm \color{#20bd23}{-(k~+~12)~=~-6}\)

We can simplify the problem to make the problem look like this

{-k ~- ~12~ =~-6}\)

Now we add 12 to both sides of the equation :)

\(\rm \color{#20bd23}{-k ~- ~12~+~12 =~-6~+~12}\)

\(\rm \color{#20bd23}{-k~=~-6~+~12}\)

What is -6 + 12?

Answer 5

6

Answer 6

Yes, so now we have \(\rm \color{#20bd23}{-k~=~6}\)

Now one last step is to divide both sides of the equations by -1

\(\rm \color{#20bd23}{-k\div-1~=~6\div -1}\)

\(\rm \color{#20bd23}{k~=~6\div -1}\)

Answer 7

So what is 6/-1?

Answer 8

5!

Answer 9

Mmm no. Try again :P

Answer 10

6/-1

Answer 11

i dont know

Answer 12

A positive number divided by a negative number will always be negative, so what is 6/1? After you have solved that, make the answer negative

Answer 13

-5?

Answer 14

Nope.. a number divided by 1 it itself, so 5/1 = 5 3/1 = 3...

Answer 15

so -3?

Answer 16

No.. 6/1 = 6, so make that answer negative

Answer 17

-6?