Please help:) I forgot how to solve a part of the equation, that will be provided below. Thanks!!

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anonymous · Answer

|dw:1425593073536:dw| I forgot how to solve that portion of the equation

eli_moses · Answer

use the distributive property
do you know what it is?

anonymous · Answer

Yes, but the fraction confuses me

eli_moses · Answer

hmm...
ok
so lets start with multiplying -1/3 to x
remember that the x has an invisible 1 next to it
so basically your multiplying -1/3 to 1x

anonymous · Answer

Okay, so multiplying that would give me -1 ?

anonymous · Answer

- 1/3 * 1/1 (multiply 1/1 by 3) = -3/3 = -1
would that be correct?

eli_moses · Answer

no
if you multiply a number to 1, it gives you the same number
like 1 x 3 is 3 not 1

anonymous · Answer

Yeah, I know that but wouldn't you have to do this >|dw:1425593806384:dw| or am i wrong?